It is increasingly important that psychology programs and subjects incorporate environmental
considerations and sustainability issues and problems, both as a natural part of the subject
matter, and as a social and ethical responsibility consideration. It is important that, where
possible, psychology departments offer or contribute to environmental subjects in which human
behaviour is an important consideration, and that psychology students be encouraged to develop
environmentally relevant cross-disciplinary competencies and/or combined majors in their
undergraduate and postgraduate studies, with this ideally contributing to an enhanced social
science, natural science, and management/planning literacy and a more adequate grounding in
other disciplinary perspectives.
15. Effective cross-disciplinary collaboration in turn requires that the nature and ongoing contribution
of psychological theory, research and expertise with respect to environmental issues and problems
be more effectively profiled, communicated, and utilised in government sectors and environmental
policy and management forums and bodies.
16. It is imperative that the Australian government and national funding bodies appreciate the urgency
of these multiple environmental threats, the need for immediate and effective actions, the central
importance of human behaviour with respect to the nature and cause of the problems and
potential solutions, the importance and role of psychologists on multidisciplinary research and
policy teams addressing specific challenges, and the critical need for more adequate funding and
support for psychological and social science involvement in multidisciplinary research initiatives
relating to sustainable natural environments and ecosystems.
17. Notwithstanding the seriousness and urgency of current environmental problems, it is very
important that risk communications, media coverage, and scientific statements be carefully framed
and worded with respect to what can be done and what have been very substantial achievements
in fostering more sustainable behaviours and practices. It is equally important that such
communications and coverage are validating and empowering with respect to how local individual
and community initiatives and efforts can contribute in a major way to addressing national and
global problems and threats.
It is increasingly important that psychology programs and subjects incorporate environmentalconsiderations and sustainability issues and problems, both as a natural part of the subjectmatter, and as a social and ethical responsibility consideration. It is important that, wherepossible, psychology departments offer or contribute to environmental subjects in which humanbehaviour is an important consideration, and that psychology students be encouraged to developenvironmentally relevant cross-disciplinary competencies and/or combined majors in theirundergraduate and postgraduate studies, with this ideally contributing to an enhanced socialscience, natural science, and management/planning literacy and a more adequate grounding inother disciplinary perspectives.15. Effective cross-disciplinary collaboration in turn requires that the nature and ongoing contributionof psychological theory, research and expertise with respect to environmental issues and problemsbe more effectively profiled, communicated, and utilised in government sectors and environmentalpolicy and management forums and bodies.16. It is imperative that the Australian government and national funding bodies appreciate the urgencyof these multiple environmental threats, the need for immediate and effective actions, the centralimportance of human behaviour with respect to the nature and cause of the problems andpotential solutions, the importance and role of psychologists on multidisciplinary research andpolicy teams addressing specific challenges, and the critical need for more adequate funding andsupport for psychological and social science involvement in multidisciplinary research initiativesrelating to sustainable natural environments and ecosystems.17. Notwithstanding the seriousness and urgency of current environmental problems, it is veryimportant that risk communications, media coverage, and scientific statements be carefully framedand worded with respect to what can be done and what have been very substantial achievementsin fostering more sustainable behaviours and practices. It is equally important that suchcommunications and coverage are validating and empowering with respect to how local individualand community initiatives and efforts can contribute in a major way to addressing national andglobal problems and threats.
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