Capacity-building for restoring degraded areas in the Great Lakes

摘要: The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development identified capacity-building in Agenda 21 as one of the essential means to implement sustainable development. Capacity-building an enhanced ability a country or local region identify reach agreement problems, develop policies programmes address them, mobilize appropriate resources fulfill programmes. One practical example developed countries is development implementation comprehensive remedial action plans (RAPS) restore beneficial uses 43 degraded areas Great Lakes, USA. RAPS employ combination of: human elements strategies (e.g. empowerment, long-term vision/mission driven, shared decision-making); tools techniques pollution prevention, habitat rehabilitation, remediation contaminated sediments hazardous waste sites); management support systems ecosystem performance measures, geographical information systems, ...