Miya instigated and oversighted a project in conjunction with Ian Doust (RPS Group), to develop Sustainable Land Use Plans for all Torres Strait inhabited islands. The project received an award through the Planning Institute of Australia in 2010 for its innovative and community-based approach. The Plans support Torres Strait communities, councils, state and federal government agencies, researchers and other partners to access critical information about the key environmental assets, constraints and hazards on small, remote and geographically isolated island communities to as to ensure that future planning and development activities are sustainable.