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Great Lakes Public Forum 2016 – Presentations & Videos

As called for in the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States convened a Great Lakes Public Forum, with the International Joint Commission, to: Provide an opportunity to discuss and receive public comments on the state of the lakes and binational priorities for science and action; and Provide […]

Posted: November 25, 2016

Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2016

The Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Superior ecosystem. This 2016 annual report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions. The LAMP is developed and implemented by the Lake Superior Partnership, which is […]

Posted: October 3, 2016

Public Comment Completed: Draft Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes.

A Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes was drafted and was available for a sixty-day review period ending on July 12, 2016. The Nearshore Framework satisfies a commitment in the Lakewide Management Annex of the Agreement to “develop, within three years of entry into force of this Agreement, an integrated nearshore framework to be implemented collaboratively […]

Posted: May 13, 2016

Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2015

The Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Superior ecosystem. This 2015 annual report highlights accomplishments and progress in achieving LAMP goals during the past year and identifies LAMP-related activities including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions. The LAMP is developed and […]

Posted: January 22, 2016

Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2014

The Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for cooperatively restoring and protecting the Lake Ontario ecosystem. The 2014 annual report highlights accomplishments and progress in achieving LAMP goals and objectives during the past year, and outlines planned LAMP-related activities including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions. The LAMP is coordinated by the […]

Posted: June 5, 2015

2014-2016 Great Lakes Binational Priorities for Science and Action

Article 5, Section 2(c) of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012 states: “…the Parties shall establish, in consultation with the Great Lakes Executive Committee, binational priorities for science and action to address current and future threats to the quality of the Water of the Great Lakes, not later than six months after each […]

Posted: March 20, 2014

Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2013

This annual report highlights progress and challenges for the Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan over the past year, and outlines planned activities including outreach, monitoring, protection and restoration actions. It includes an overview, accomplishments, challenges, next steps, and contacts. The Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan is a binational action plan for […]

Posted: October 21, 2013

Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2013

This annual report highlights progress and challenges for the Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan over the past year, and outlines planned activities including outreach, monitoring, protection and restoration actions. It includes an overview, accomplishments, challenges, next steps, and contacts. The Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a collaborative, adaptive management […]

Posted: October 20, 2013