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Lake Superior Binational Program

Lake Superior Binational Program. LaMP 2002. The Lake Superior Binational Program. Initial and ongoing focus upon bioaccumulative toxins. Basin-wide, ecosystem approach using a Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP). Partnership approach to achieve goals. A Vision for Lake Superior.

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Lake Superior Binational Program

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  1. Lake Superior Binational Program LaMP 2002

  2. The Lake Superior Binational Program • Initial and ongoing focus upon bioaccumulative toxins. • Basin-wide, ecosystem approach using a Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP). • Partnership approach to achieve goals.

  3. A Vision for Lake Superior We seek a Lake Superior Watershed … that is a clean, safe environment where diverse life forms exist in harmony; where the environment can support and sustain economic development, and where citizens are committed to regional cooperation and a personal philosophy of stewardship.

  4. The Superior Work Group and LaMP Implementation • Chemicals of Concern • Habitats & Species at Risk • Developing Regional Sustainability

  5. Chemicals of Concern • A “Zero Discharge Demonstration Program.” • Promotion of closed-cycle industrial systems. • Residential knowledge and awareness of household vectors.

  6. Habitats & Species at Risk • Protect and maintain existing high-quality habitat sites in the basin and the ecosystem processes that sustain them. • Restore degraded plant and animal habitat.

  7. http://lsgis.nrri.umn

  8. Developing Regional Sustainability Human use of the Lake Superior ecosystem by all people in the watershed should be consistent with the highest social and scientific standards for sustainable use.

  9. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakesuperior

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