The majority of people care about the environment and inherently want to co-exist with it sustainably, but are held back because of:
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Lack of money to complete the works – it can be expensive!
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Lack of knowledge – they don’t always know what the problems are and what they can do to help.
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Brings about positive change with public benefit sooner by:
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Providing capacity building to empower millions of people to be part of the solution and actively protect their interests and local landscapes.
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Co-funding works which have public benefit enabling landholders and businesses to deploy expensive projects sooner than they otherwise would have been able to.
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This investment tapers down over time as people are empowered to drive what they need.
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$9.6 million annual investment (for 3 years then tapering down significantly) in rural/urban adoption officers to accelerate local knowledge and manage co-funded grants program to deliver targeted local works.
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Rural/urban adoption officers
(10 x $150,000).
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Training/capacity building program delivery – fire, flood, drought, built design and sustainable best practice
(10 x $150,000).
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Citizen science projects
(40 x $40,000).
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Co-funded grants program for landholders to execute on-ground works (100 x $50,000).
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