Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand - Project Support for the National Biodiversity Offsetting Conference 3.0 ‘From Offsetting to Nature Positive’
Assist a prominent environmental charity to prepare a national conference communique, then draft a public position on cutting-edge environmental issues currently being debated by federal government. Conference attendance included.
Student opportunity type
Degree level
About
The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) is Australasia’s peak professional association that supports environmental practitioners at all stages of their career. It is a not-for-profit and registered charity.
The Institute supports environmental practitioners and promotes independent and interdisciplinary discussion on environmental issues. The Institute also advocates environmental knowledge and awareness, advancing ethical and competent environmental practice.
Our members come from all areas of environmental practice and are at the forefront of challenging and complex issues such as climate change, sustainability and preserving biodiversity.
Special Interest Sections are Institute-wide groups that bring together members with a shared area of interest. These groups are open to all members and work towards improving environmental practice through information sharing, the development of guidance documents, seminars, workshops, and other activities.
Project: Project Support for the National Biodiversity Offsetting Conference 3.0 ‘From Offsetting to Nature Positive’
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Internship details |
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Internship Availability |
Winter, 2024 |
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Internship Discipline/s |
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Internship Level |
2nd or 3rd yr undergraduate; or postgraduate coursework |
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Available to International Students |
No |
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Preferred Project Skills: |
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Clearances Required |
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Host Supervisor |
Carolyn Cameron Convenor, Strategic Environmental Assessment Community of Practice EIANZ E: carolyn.cameron99@bigpond.com T: 0434 666 304 |
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Location |
Regus Offices Canberra Gateway Regus Gateway Business Centre Level 4, Plaza Offices EAST 35 Terminal Avenue Canberra Airport - ACT 2609
The internship will be a mix of in-office and remote work, to be determined in consultation with the successful candidate. |
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Project Opportunities/Benefits for the Intern |
The student will have the opportunity to work with a professional association and network with a range of environmental professionals. The student will gain research, writing and policy skills and a better understanding of the challenges involved in administering national environmental policies. The student will be able to attend the two-day Conference in Canberra and participate in both paper and workshop sessions. |
Summary
The aim of the project is to document outcomes from the National Biodiversity Offsetting Conference 3.0 ‘From Offsetting to Nature Positive’ and to use these, along with the student’s research and engagement with environmental professionals, to develop a position statement for EIANZ on the challenges and opportunities associated with moving ‘From offsetting to nature positive.’
The EIANZ National Biodiversity Offsetting Conference 3.0 is a two-day event organised by the EIANZ Ecology Special Interest Section. A similar conference in 2022 attracted ~300 participants. This year’s event will be in Canberra in late July.
https://www.eianz.org/conference-information/national-biodiversity-offsets-conference-30
In late 2022, the Australian Government released its Nature Positive policy. Translating that concept to everyday environmental assessment procedures such as biodiversity offsetting at the national, state and territory level is challenging.
The Conference will explore these issues.
To provide a background, the successful student will undertake guided research to gain a background understanding of the above issues. This will include relevant reports, case studies, media articles, government policies, strategies and guidance documents, and discussions with environmental professionals.
The student will attend the Conference, act as a note-taker and collate the key outcomes from the Conference. EIANZ intends to turn these into a communique that may be publicly released immediately following the Conference.
With collaboration and guidance from the supervisor and members of the EIANZ Special Interest Section, the student will prepare a draft background paper and position statement on the Conference theme. Position statements articulate EIANZ’s position on environmental issues on behalf of its members. Current position statements can be found at: https://www.eianz.org/news-publications/position-statements-2