What We Do >> Overview
Our Mission
To broker and facilitate research and community engagement that supports collaboration in the conservation and management of the irreplaceable values of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
Our Goals
• To collectively identify the knowledge needed for the conservation and adaptive governance of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and its environs
• To define, broker and coordinate interdisciplinary research that addresses identified knowledge gaps
• To build and maintain partnerships to actively support the creation, uptake and use of knowledge
Our Activities
The Institute’s primary activities of brokering and facilitating interdisciplinary research and community engagement are based on projects, workshops and forums in the areas of:
Natural and Cultural Heritage
• Ecosystem values and threats
• Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultural heritage
Sustainable Development
• Urban, industrial and rural sustainability
• Tourism
• Integrated catchment management
Our Funding
The Institute is funded from the following main sources: member contributions, project grants, and donations from sponsors and benefactors.
As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, the Institute has tax-deductible gift-recipient status and welcomes donations from those interested in furthering its work.
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