Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative
Our Council has a strong vision to grow Planetary Health...
Its aim is to provide a framework for us to reassess and adapt human practices to better support a healthy planet for current and future generations.
It also includes learning from sustainable resource management practices that have been used by traditional peoples from around the world for millennia.
Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative
The new Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative inspires us to look at ourselves and our planet, from a different perspective.
Recognising that #WeAreNature and that all life is interconnected, helps us see that everything we do to the planet affects us, and our health.
Equally, the way we treat ourselves and each other and all other species, ultimately also impacts the wider health of our planet.
At this critical moment in global history, we embrace our responsibility to not only ensure the environmental, social and economic sustainability of our community at a local level, but to also contribute to the overall health of the planet.
We believe we are well-placed to do this for the following reasons:
Why should local government play a leading role in Planetary Health?
Local Government is the level of government closest to the people, and it is in the best position to work with the community to consider all matters that influence the health of a City.
Planetary Health requires us to understand all connections and interconnections and working with our community, we can provide insight on this, in a unique setting at this extraordinary time.
We can Think Locally and Act Globally.
The future needs us now... we are #GenerationRestoration!