Front cover of the Local Agenda 21 Strategy
When we first agreed our Local Agenda 21 Strategy, 'Here today, here tomorrow' in 2000, we promised to review the strategy after five years of operation.
The latest version of the strategy is the result of a comprehensive review and will be implemented over the next five years. The next review of the strategy will be in 2010.
The first aim of the strategy is to create a new vision for the environment in the future and on which the LA21 Strategy should focus.
The second aim is to set a framework for integrating the principles of sustainable development into the day to day working of the Council and its partner organisations.
The Council's policy document Towards 2010 has a vision for Gateshead where communities live in and contribute to a clean, pollution free, attractive and sustainable environment.
The Local Agenda 21 strategy is designed to help deliver this vision and at the same time integrate national, regional and local policies, which benefit local people and contributes to regional, national and the global environment. It contributes to the UK Strategy on Sustainable Development, the UK commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and helps in tackling climate change.
It also forms the basis of the Environment Partnership's themed contribution to the Gateshead Strategic Partnership.
Our 9 objectives
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Limit the impact of severe weather on the people and property in Gateshead.
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Protect air quality and reduce noise.
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Maintain natural habitats, protect animals and plants and improve access to them.
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Improve energy efficiency in the borough and produce more renewable energy.
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Buy sustainable goods and services and to follow sustainable construction practices.
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Consider environmental issues in all land use planning decisions.
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Improve public transport, reduce car journeys and promote cycling and walking.
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Reduce waste, increase recycling, and dispose of the remainder of waste economically with minimal effect on the environment.
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Use water efficiently, reduce its use and increase rainwater recycling.