Sustainability Sectors

We believe in a “big tent” approach in which all of the diverse interests of our community can find encouragement, tools, advice and  a place to enhance sustainability practices that mean the most to them.

With that in mind, we believe that within the sectors below (example interests shown), everyone will find a focus and will maximize community interest and engagement:

1. Agriculture and Natural Capital
   Growing food, diet, local sourcing, waste, supply, sharing, pollinators, carbon sinks (natural sequestering) tree planting, habitat preservation and restoration, storm water mgt, source water protection, water and land pollution (plastics, chlorides, nitrates, phosphate).
2. Arts and Culture
   Leadership in societal change – art, music, theatre, writing…
3. Education and Youth
   Youth Council, Informal, Formal, and Non-formal systems targeting children to seniors
4. Goods and Services
   Reuse, recycling, packaging, single use plastic eco tourism, reduced carbon footprint, green marinas, carbon offsets
5. Health and Wellness
   Physical, mental, emotional health, Direct and indirect impact of climate change, Climate action (mitigation and adaptation), Children’s wellbeing – now and in the future, Environmental determinants of health, The role of natural capital on human society.
6. Infrastructure and Energy
   Electrification of vehicles,, active transport, solar, wind, green, affordable housing, densification of development, environmental balance between development and supporting resources, eco-footprint of development, building and operations, socially responsible investment, carbon market/pricing.