The release of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change agreement highlighted the importance of global sustainability internationally. Here, we outline a vision and strategies for developing northern Australia that demonstrate how a focus on sustainable prosperity can both expand historical approaches and current government plans and integrate the biophysical realities with the social, political, and cultural characteristics of the region. We highlight examples of the significant horizontal and vertical integration opportunities that this expanded vision and related strategies provide for (a) land (carbon farming, targeted food production systems, and native title arrangements); (b) water (water resources management); (c) energy (renewable energy production, storage, and distribution); (d) workforce (culturally appropriate ecotourism, Indigenous ranger programs, and protected area management); (e) knowledge services (health care and innovative employment opportunities); and (f) governance (greater participatory governance). We found that realisation of even 10% of these emerging opportunities over the next 10 years alone could result in economic growth worth over AUD 15 billion and 15,000+ jobs for northern Australia as well as the further ecological and social benefits derived from a sustainable prosperity strategy.

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澳大利亚的北部，澳大利亚的未来：澳大利亚北部可持续经济，生态和社会繁荣的愿景和战略

《联合国可持续发展目标》和《巴黎气候变化协定》的发布突显了国际上全球可持续发展的重要性。在此，我们概述了澳大利亚北部发展的愿景和战略，这些愿景和战略表明了对可持续繁荣的关注既可以扩展历史方法和当前政府计划，又可以将生物物理现实与该地区的社会，政治和文化特征融合在一起。我们着重举例说明这种扩展的视野和相关策略为土地提供的重大横向和纵向整合机会的例子。（b）水（水资源管理）；（c）能源（可再生能源的生产，储存和分配）；（d）劳动力（在文化上适当的生态旅游，土著护林员计划和保护区管理）；（e）知识服务（保健和创新就业机会）；（f）治理（更大的参与性治理）。我们发现，仅在未来10年中，甚至只有10％的这些新兴机会的实现，就可以为澳大利亚北部带来超过150亿澳元的经济增长和15,000多个工作岗位，以及可持续繁荣战略所带来的进一步的生态和社会效益。