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    Six key elements of a local Agenda 21 are: 1) managing the local authority's own environmental performance through policies like corporate commitment and environmental budgeting; 2) integrating sustainable development aims into local policies covering areas like land use, transport, and health; 3) raising public awareness through environmental education and engagement events; 4) consulting and involving the general public through forums and feedback mechanisms; 5) forming partnerships with other organizations through meetings and working groups; and 6) measuring and reporting on progress toward sustainability through environmental monitoring and indicators.

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    Six key elements of a local Agenda 21 are: 1) managing the local authority's own environmental performance through policies like corporate commitment and environmental budgeting; 2) integrating sustainable development aims into local policies covering areas like land use, transport, and health; 3) raising public awareness through environmental education and engagement events; 4) consulting and involving the general public through forums and feedback mechanisms; 5) forming partnerships with other organizations through meetings and working groups; and 6) measuring and reporting on progress toward sustainability through environmental monitoring and indicators.

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    Six Key Elements of A Local Agenda 21

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    Six key elements of a local Agenda 21 are: 1) managing the local authority's own environmental performance through policies like corporate commitment and environmental budgeting; 2) integrating sustainable development aims into local policies covering areas like land use, transport, and health; 3) raising public awareness through environmental education and engagement events; 4) consulting and involving the general public through forums and feedback mechanisms; 5) forming partnerships with other organizations through meetings and working groups; and 6) measuring and reporting on progress toward sustainability through environmental monitoring and indicators.

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    08/06/2015

    SixKeyElementsofaLocalAgenda21

    SixKeyElementsofaLocalAgenda21
    1.Managingandimprovingthelocalauthority'sownenvironmental
    performance
    Corporatecommitment
    Stafftrainingandawarenessraising
    Environmentalmanagementsystems
    Environmentalbudgeting
    Policyintegrationacrosssectors

    2.Integratingsustainabledevelopmentaimsintothelocalauthority's
    policiesandactivities
    Greenhousekeeping
    Landuseplanning
    Transportpoliciesandprogrammes
    Economicdevelopment
    Tenderingandpurchase/providersplits
    Housingservices
    Tourismandvisitorstrategies
    Healthstrategies
    Welfare,equalopportunitiesandpovertystrategies
    Explicitly'environmental'services

    3.Awarenessraisingandeducation
    Supportforenvironmentaleducation
    Awarenessraisingevents
    Visitsandtalks
    Supportforvoluntarygroups
    Publicationoflocalinformation
    Pressreleases
    Initiativestoencouragebehaviourchangeandpracticalaction

    4.Consultingandinvolvingthegeneralpublic
    Publicconsultationprocesses
    Forums
    Focusgroups
    'Planningforreal'
    ParishMaps
    Feedbackmechanisms

    5.Partnerships
    http://www.gdrc.org/uem/la21/6key.html

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    SixKeyElementsofaLocalAgenda21

    Meetings,workshopsandconferences
    Workinggroups/advisorygroups
    RoundsTables
    EnvironmentCityModel
    Partnershipinitiatives
    Developingworldpartnershipsandsupport

    6.Measuringmonitoringandreportingonprogresstowards
    sustainability
    Environmentalmonitoring
    Localstateoftheenvironmentreporting
    Sustainabilityindicators
    Targets
    EnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)
    Strategicenvironmentalassessment
    Source:RushmoorBoroughCouncil,October1996.

    ReturntotheLocalAgenda21page
    Contact:HariSrinivashsrinivas@gdrc.org

    http://www.gdrc.org/uem/la21/6key.html

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