SAIL project, Spreading Awareness to foster the Implementation of Local Agenda 21
around the Baltic Sea, was carried out from the beginning of 1999 to the spring 2000. The
goal of SAIL was to facilitate the development of Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) plans and
processes in communities in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia. SAIL was
producing informational materials on Local Agenda 21 in all local languages and was
organising several events for exchange of experience. These materials are made available
to all who are interested in LA21.
SAIL was a common initiative of the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), The International
Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), the Environmental Centre for
Administration and Technology (ECAT-Lithuania), and the cities of Lahti, St. Petersburg,
Tartu and Jurmala.
The Project was a contribution to the Baltic Local Agenda 21 Forum Network (BLA21F),
which seeks to integrate the many LA21 activities in the Baltic Sea Region with the Agenda
21 for the Baltic Sea Region (Baltic 21).
SAIL was funded by the EU PHARE and TACIS-sponsored Baltic Sea Project Facility (BSPF)
and through contributions from each of the project partners.
