Sustainable development and water issues should have a higher profile within New Zealand schools and tertiary institutions. The course covered biodiversity matters such as eel transfers from the Clyde Dam, water consents, education and local initiatives and trusts. The course challenged education where there was a lack of knowledge around key water issues, he said. Dr Law queried whether key sustainability issues were being properly covered by the New Zealand education curriculum. "Do we need to have a higher profile of education for sustainable development in our education system?

Source: Otago Daily Times December 13, 2019 15:11 UTC