Local Action Plan in the field of environment protection and sustainable development of the Korablinskymunicipal district of the Ryazan oblast for 2007-2011 (hereinafter – Local Action Plan) was prepared on the basis of the Russian legislation, methods of international practices and in pursuance of the Resolution of the Head of the Korablinsky municipal district of 22.05.2006 N 288р and approved by the Order of Korablino Council of Representatives No 50 on November 28, 2006.
Long-standing experience in preparation and implementation of municipal programmes, existing legal-regulatory federal and municipal documents in the field of environment and sustainable development formed the basis of the Local Action Plan.
Main accent was made on the participation of all the stakeholders, including public participation, recognized by one of the main principles in the majority of international documents (Local Agenda 21 and others).
Therefore specialists of local administration, leading organizations and enterprises, representatives of the general public and local youth were involved in the development of the Action Plan.
The LEAP was prepared on the basis of analysis of priority problems in the field of environment protection and rational use of natural resources, identification of main ways of their solution, setting of indicators, reflecting the status and dynamics of the problems for monitoring of programme implementation.
The main objective of the LAP is promotion of sustainable development of the Korablinsky municipal district on the basis of efficient use of natural resources and environment protection, as well as on the basis of increase of investment attractiveness of economy and improvement of life standards of population.
Among priority problems are the following:
- decrease of pollution of the territory by municipal and industrial wastes;
- increase of environmental culture of population;
- improvement of drinking water quality;
- improvement of waste water treatment.Activities, grouped by priority problems, form the basis of the document.
Resource provision of the Local Action Plan and mechanisms for its implementation were determined.
Local Action Plan was developed by the Working Group, established according to the the Resolution of the Head of the Korablino municipal district of 22.05.2006 N 288 “On the development of Local Action Plan in the field of environment protection and sustainable development of the Korablinsky municipal district”, under scientific-methodological and technical assistance of the specialists of the Centre of Local Initiatives Support of the Institute “Cadastre” and financial and methodological support of the Russian Regional Environmental Centre (RREC).