SFA: a leading sustainability planning, design & education firm founded by Peter in 1985. 30 years of facilitating partnerships b/w community, government & business including sustainability plans & frameworks; delivering sustainability training, advice & education. Peter's recent projects as principal consultant & director include:* Petaling Jaya Liveable City 2030 Strategic Plan incl. major collaborative planning process involving 50+ organisations & Gov/t, Malaysia * Cultural… Show more SFA: a leading sustainability planning, design & education firm founded by Peter in 1985. 30 years of facilitating partnerships b/w community, government & business including sustainability plans & frameworks; delivering sustainability training, advice & education. Peter's recent projects as principal consultant & director include:* Petaling Jaya Liveable City 2030 Strategic Plan incl. major collaborative planning process involving 50+ organisations & Gov/t, Malaysia * Cultural learning & Induction programs, website design & dev/t (see www.arakwal.com.au) Arakwal Aboriginal Corporation Byron Bay • Sustainability frameworks, reporting & assessment & training for Local Gov/t incl. Pittwater, Hornsby, Byron Shire, Great Lakes, Wyong & Clarence Valley Councils - NSW Local Government Sustainability Award 2007 & 2009• Co-author NSW Local Government Sustainability Health Check (SHC) for Local Gov/t Managers Assoc (NSW) & NSW Gov/t • Facilitate Queensland Sustainability Education Roundtable, & inaugural Queensland Youth Environment Council (Education Qld)• Facilitate regional infrastructure (water/sewerage) project reference groups incl. community stakeholders, local & state agencies (eg. Clarence Valley Council & Rous Water, NSW incl. IWA global award for Iluka Sewerage Project for Innovation in Planning (2014)• Statewide strategic plan for Queensland Environmentally Sustainable Schools Initiative (QESSI) incl. facilitating process to create plan - Education Qld• Facilitate & prepare international strategic plan & global review for ENSI - international ‘education for sustainability’ forum: Europe, Asia, Canada & Australia.• Co-author award-winning business plan to protect tropical rainforest & assist local PNG custodians through eco-tourism, sustainable agriculture & nature conservation• Regional environmental plan (REP) review, creating preferred sustainable settlement scenario & planning approach for world heritage listed Lord Howe Island, Aust. Show less

The Australian Sustainability and Environmental Action program based at Byron Bay in NSW, is designed to empower university students of different majors committed to making a positive contribution in building more sustainable societies. Students gain critical knowledge necessary to make informed judgments about environmental issues. They learn how to apply the principles of sustainability, not only in their personal lives, but in any career they choose, from accounting to fine arts. The… Show more The Australian Sustainability and Environmental Action program based at Byron Bay in NSW, is designed to empower university students of different majors committed to making a positive contribution in building more sustainable societies. Students gain critical knowledge necessary to make informed judgments about environmental issues. They learn how to apply the principles of sustainability, not only in their personal lives, but in any career they choose, from accounting to fine arts. The program is based on the philosophy that environmental issues, such as global climate change, are so important in today’s world that all students should be ecologically literate. Typically, just over half of the students on the program are environmental studies majors; the program also draws students from diverse fields such as fine arts, business, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science who are inspired to believe they can make a difference and are motivated to act on environmental challenges. The program includes numerous field excursions and workshops with leading practitioners, academics, and Aboriginal elders in extraordinary settings.. Learning is conducted within remote wilderness areas, national parks, and onsite sustainable housing projects. Students visit Foresthaven Environmental Learning & Retreat Centre in Maclean NSW to explore deep ecology, eco-philosophy and experience first hand sustainable housing and living in action, including 25 years of rainforest regeneration & Permaculture. See: http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/ssa_asm.cfm Show less

The Eastern Regional Organization for Planning and Human Settlements (EAROPH) is a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral networking organization inaugurated in 1960. EAROPH promotes social, economic and environmental sustainability of human settlements in the Asia-Pacific region. It supports close collaboration while strengthening individuality of member countries through its National Chapters. EAROPH-Australia was established in 2010.EAROPH Australia’s vision is for a new relationship… Show more The Eastern Regional Organization for Planning and Human Settlements (EAROPH) is a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral networking organization inaugurated in 1960. EAROPH promotes social, economic and environmental sustainability of human settlements in the Asia-Pacific region. It supports close collaboration while strengthening individuality of member countries through its National Chapters. EAROPH-Australia was established in 2010.EAROPH Australia’s vision is for a new relationship between people and the Earth on which we live, respecting its natural ecology and systems, balancing our own needs for shelter, society, culture and economic development. Our current focus of discourse & collaborative action includes:* Defining & promoting resilient communities in the face of climate change and natural disasters, providing healthy living environments with relationships with nature and secure food production. * More comprehensively describing qualities of human settlements that, by design and governance, enhance people as human beings and contributors to resilient communities, including child and youth friendly cities. * Establishing a sustainable framework for managing and investing in physical assets including natural and cultural assets. * Linking to UN Habitat’s new Resilient Communities Campaign, the UN Habitat Rights to the City (R2C) agenda and other relevant global initiatives, drawing on leading contemporary Australian experience in seeking reconciliation with indigenous peoples and proper accommodation of migrants and refugees. We are committed to working with UN Habitat and key agencies as a contributor in crafting the new Global Urban Agenda and implementing the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our unique geographical perspective provides us with the potential for special expertise and insights which we are able to share with those of other regions, and in this collaborative process, in turn learn from them. Show less