Download the report: http://msep.mcmaster.ca/pdf/GLSL_Metstrat_Report_May09.pdf On November 19 and 20, 2008 individuals from both sides of the Canada/U.S. border with an interest in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin met to create a meta strategy or action plan to move the Great Lakes St. Lawrence protection, restoration, and sustainable development agenda forward. Representing various organizations, individuals participated in several exercises to identify challenges and gaps and find shared interests and opportunities. Five key themes emerged forming the spine of the meta strategy: engagement, governance, a new economic strategy, a shift from an emphasis on restoration to both restoration and protection, and the urgent need to address priority issues using consensus, science-based processes and political momentum. Download the report at: http://msep.mcmaster.ca/pdf/GLSL_Metstrat_Report_May09.pdf Respectfully yours, Dr. Gail Krantzberg Professor and Director, Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy McMaster University 1280 Main Street West ITB 109 Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7 905-525-9140x22153 krantz at mcmaster.ca thanks for making the Lakes Great -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090515/4b23aa2b/attachment.html