2021-01-18 GC - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation 2019 20 Annual Report

                                                NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION – 2019/20




PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

How we support the Noosa Biosphere Reserve and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program

We partner with leading universities, subject matter experts and community stakeholders, to develop and
deliver transformational projects focusing on new research and innovative solutions that inform best
practice management and enhance the iconic environmental assets of great value to the Noosa community
while promoting sustainable healthy living within the Noosa Biosphere Reserve.

Our four key priority areas are LAND, MARINE, WILDLIFE and PEOPLE & ECONOMY.

Since our inception, the NBRF has sponsored 18 conservation and socio-economic projects valued at over
$3.4 million, delivering a 3.6:1 leverage from an investment of around $1 million from the Noosa Council
Environment Levy fund.


PROJECTS COMPLETED &/OR UNDERTAKEN IN 2019/20

   1. Biodiversity in the Noosa River: An Assessment of Prawn and Estuarine Biodiversity Recovery.
   2. Discovering Noosa’s Native Oyster Diversity: Assessing natural oyster resources in the Noosa River to
      restore a functional estuary.
   3. Keep on Keeping it in Kin Kin: A Noosa catchment priority erosion remediation program. Phase 2.
   4. Koala Forever Noosa: Securing the future of wild koalas and wild koala eco-tourism in the Noosa
      Biosphere Reserve.
   5. Noosa Business Solar Case Study: Developing case studies of the Noosa business community’s
      experience with rooftop solar to increase uptake.
   6. Noosa Environmental Education Hub: A world-class environmental education hub delivering
      curriculum extension opportunities related to the Noosa Biosphere Reserve.
   7. Noosa Hinterland Rural Enterprise Plan: Developing an environmentally and economically
      sustainable plan for the Noosa Hinterland.
   8. Noosa Oyster Reef Restoration Trial: A pilot study to re-establish a lost habitat in the Noosa River.
   9. Noosa Trail Master Plan: A detailed action and implementation plan for a network of eight
      hinterland trails.


                          OVERALL PROJECT INVESTMENT & VALUE TO DATE
      NBRF FUNDING             CASH & IN-KIND            PROJECT VALUE               LEVERAGE
         $946,725                $2,481,467                $3,428,192                  3.6:1




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