The world’s most popular environmental management system standard, ISO 14001 is being amended and the new changes are programed for release next year! By 2016 a new ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard should also be available.
The presentation will address:
UK Barrister and acclaimed author Polly Higgins is in Australia talking about her work and the urgency of making Ecocide a crime. At the heart of the law of Ecocide is the good governance of our Earth, to prevent dangerous industrial activity and create a legal duty of care on all nations. For more information visit: http://
This year's event was hosted by the Griffith University at the Griffith EcoCentre.
Read about the event and see photos.
The rapidly growing ‘Rights of Nature’ movement seeks to weigh and balance the rights of humans against those of the whole Earth community. Ecuador have recognised Mother Nature in their constitution, Bolivia and more than two dozen municipal governments in the USA have Rights of Nature legislation and in New Zealand, the Whanganui River ecosystem has been granted ‘personhood’ rights. So where does Australia figure in this movement?
Date: Friday, May 17 2013
Time: 5:30pm
Where: Queensland University of Technology - Garden's Point Campus.
The seminar provided a brief background on the uses of toxic material in pavements around the world.
There are numerous toxic materials that can be used as recycled products in road pavements. These include used tyres, waste from power plants and construction waste.
The topic covered looked at the overall picture on how this industry has come about in the US (California), and how Recycled Roads pavements can implement similar systems in Queensland.
