implementing local action plans in selected cities.
The Local Agenda 21 Initiative is an international project by the International Council of Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI) aimed at developing a planning framework for local sustainable development. The project is a direct follow-up of UNCED and responds to the need to assist local authorities in the implementation of local Agenda 21 as established in Chapter 28 of Agenda 21. The initiative by ICLEI in partnership with the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) places specific attention upon the application and redesign of environmental planning mechanisms such as consultation, audits, target-setting, monitoring and feedback to identify options and assess conflicting interests and values implicit to sustainability.