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Opening page of the 2020 plan
Overview
The UNL Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Master Plan – finalized in late 2020 – outlines UNL’s sustainability goals and how they are going to be achieved. The plan is based around 10 “aspirational goals,” listed below; specific steps to achieve each goal are then outlined within the Master Plan.
The full plan is linked below – check it out to learn more and find information on how to share your support!
Note: below text taken directly from 2020 UNL Master Plan, linked below.
Administrative structure
Establish an infrastructure for external and internal audiences to access and support a culture of sustainability & resilience at UNL and in the community.
Landscape and ecosystems
Preserve and enhance the natural landscape of University-owned ecosystems to improve the quality of life on campus.
Energy
Administrative infrastructure that results in a highly-efficient campus with net-zero CO2 emissions and net zero energy readiness by 2050.
Health and wellness culture
Catalyze a culture of health, wellness, and sustainability that employs affordable, practical, effective, acceptable, safe, & equitable interventions to improve people’s ability to live a life within the limitations of Earth’s resource and environmental systems.
Health and wellness mindfulness
Establish the UNL Center for Mindfulness Education and Research (CMER).
Research and innovation
Establish UNL as a leader in the creation of new knowledge and solving real world problems related to sustainability and resilient systems.
Teaching and learning
Establish UNL as a leader in innovative educational experiences that fosters and promotes a culture of sustainability and resilience within the UNL and broader community.
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