Implementing ecosystem-based management: Lessons from the Great Lakes

Under the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Program was formalized to identify and implement actions needed to restore beneficial uses in the most polluted areas of the Great Lakes. It was further required that individual RAPs embody a systematic and compreh...

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Published inJournal of environmental planning and management Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 45 - 75
Main Authors Hartig, John H, Zarull, Michael A, Heidtke, Thomas M, Shah, Hemang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.1998
Subjects
Decision making
Ecosystems
Environmental management
Government
Government agencies
Lakes
Predation
Studies
U.S.A
Water resources
Water treatment
Watershed management
Watersheds
Canada
United States > US
North America, Great Lakes
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Summary:Under the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Program was formalized to identify and implement actions needed to restore beneficial uses in the most polluted areas of the Great Lakes. It was further required that individual RAPs embody a systematic and comprehensive ecosystem approach. Careful review and analysis of the RAP Program offers an opportunity to gain a better understanding of ecosystem-based management for other wastersheds, and to identify important principles and elements which contribute to effective implementation. Principles considered essential for effective implementation include: 1. broad-based stockholder involvement, 2. commitment of top leaders, 3. agreement on information needs and interpretation, 4. action planning with a strategic framework, 5. human resource development, 6. results and indicators to measure progress, 7. systematic review and feedback, and 8. stakeholder satisfaction.
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ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
DOI:10.1080/09640569811795