Local Agenda 21

Creating LA21 in York

Over 1000 people and 300 organisations in York produced the York Local Agenda.

Doing your bit

You can do your bit to towards making York sustainable

Ecological footprint

The ecological footprint is a tool that works out the amount of land that you need to provide a population with all their resources and to absorb all their waste

Global sustainability issues

Towards a sustainable York is about taking local action to tackle global issues. There are a number of existing and emerging issues which are of global significance and which will require a co-operative and co-ordinated international response

LA21 15 objectives

There are 15 objectives identified in York

Organisations who have signed up to LA21

The local agenda 21 signaturies group comprises seventeen York based organisations from all sectors, supported by the City of York Council

Steering group

The steering group for LA21 is smaller that the signatory group and is working on implementing the local agenda 21 strategy

What is sustainable development?

Sustainable development means 'development that meets the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations from meeting their needs'

What we are doing

We have many roles in promoting sustainability and in helping York to become a more sustainable city

York Fairtrade City

York achieved Fairtrade City status on 3 March 2004

York's LA21 strategy

York's LA21 strategy