14. Celebrating people and nature
Support, enable and inspire the community to value the environment and live sustainably.
Supporting, enabling and inspiring the community to value the environment and play their part as we live, learn, work and play sustainably in our Sunshine Coast Biosphere.
To do this the Strategy identifies the need to:
- Implement the Sunshine Coast Biosphere in partnership with the community including sustainability performance reporting
- Promote a healthy environment and liveable Sunshine Coast throughout our community
- Develop and implement an effective model to deliver a coordinated behaviour change program to enhance community understanding and uptake of sustainable living practices
- Develop a low carbon community plan in consultation with community, government, industry and research bodies
- Investigate options and advocate for increased community investment in renewable energy transition projects
- Promote and support urban backyard and balcony biodiversity and local food production programs, systems and initiatives
- Investigate and develop engagement opportunities that support diversity and inclusion.