2019-06-11 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Environment Strategy

    The Environment Strategy, alongside the Local Economic           »» Preserve indigenous cultural heritage as part of our
    Plan, Social Strategy, Transport Strategy and Noosa                 environment and engage with traditional owners
    Planning Scheme, form the key strategic policy documents            about matters affecting the environment.
    of Noosa Council. The Environment Strategy is intended
    to inform planning, guide decision making, drive                 »» Recognise interconnections between people,
    implementation, prioritise action and investment, and set a         livelihoods, lifestyle, economy and the natural
    shared vision.                                                      environment, and ensure this approach is included
                                                                        in management planning and project delivery.
    To this end, the Strategy will help guide appropriate
    enviornmental and sustainablity outcomes to drive                »» Reduce human impacts on the environment by
    implementation, prioritise action and investment, and set a         avoiding and minimising such impacts before
    shared vision.                                                      resorting to mitigation, offsets or rehabilitation.

    The Strategy provides the overarching guidance for the           »» Take an integrated approach to protecting native
    development and implementation of a broad range of                  flora and fauna as well as aquatic ecosystems
    environment-related plans that contain many of the detailed         to build on existing biodiversity and connectivity
    actions, responsibilities and timeframes for delivery.              across the landscape.

    The Environment Strategy includes an implementation              »» Increase the resilience of the community, the
    plan that identifies this planning framework, key actions for       economy and our natural assets to environmental
    delivery in the first few years, and a clear framework for          hazards and climate change.
    monitoring and evaluation of the success of the Strategy.
                                                                     »» Ensure ecological sustainability is fully integrated
                                                                        into decision making in order to help secure the
    Environment Principles                                              continued availability of natural resources for
                                                                        present and future generations.
    The following principles from Council’s Environment &
    Sustainable Living Policy will help guide strategic decisions,   »» Use an evidence-based approach to managing
    investment and prioritisation of environmental and                  the environment and adapt appropriately as new
    sustainability initiatives.                                         information arises.
    Noosa Council will work with the community to:                   »» Apply the precautionary approach to environmental
                                                                        decision making where there is uncertainty, to
         »» Build shared values, understanding and
                                                                        avoid or minimise harm.
            appreciation of Noosa’s natural environment.
                                                                     »» Actively communicate with the broad community
         »» Build strong partnerships and whole-of-community
                                                                        to improve awareness and build capacity around
            effort to protect and enhance the environment and
                                                                        environmental issues.
            to conserve its resources.




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