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Are you a good sort?

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Are you a good sort? Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 13 Jan 2013
When it comes to waste, are you a good sort?

Polar bears and sea ice

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Polar bears and sea ice Creative commons imageCredit: polar bear / fruchtzwerg's world / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 08 Jan 2013
In this extended interview, find out about the relationship polar bears have with sea ice.

Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions

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Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 06 Sep 2012
Explore the history, places and species of the Arctic and Antarctic with this interactive map

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Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

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Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 May 2013
What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This unit looks at how we can study ecosystems...

Environment: Treading lightly on the Earth

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Environment: Treading lightly on the Earth Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 15 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This unit focuses on the problem of green-house gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, and explores what you can do to lighten those emissions to help...

Understanding the environment: Complexity and chaos

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Understanding the environment: Complexity and chaos Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Intermediate Level Duration 12 hours Updated 19 May 2013
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact,...

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Renewable energy

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Renewable energy Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
You’ll review the eight main renewable energy technologies and develop your ability to practically apply this knowledge – especially for solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and...

Environmental management 1

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Environmental management 1 Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Intermediate Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
Why is environmental management vital for our sustainability? What kind of environmental management do we need now? Explore systemic answers to these and related questions.You...

Environment

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Environment Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Intermediate Level Duration 600 hours Updated 10 May 2012 Register by 10 Jan 2013
This course introduces a wide range of environmental concerns, exploring and debating our responses to them and investigating their scientific, technological and social backgrounds.The study...