The missed opportunity for sustainability and governance participatory at the local level: the Agenda 21

Abstract

Agenda 21 has been one of the initiatives to promote sustainable development and implementation greater acceptance internationally has had since it was launched from the Earth Summit 1992. And one of the main features of the Agenda 21 has been the call for participation of the local community. It was therefore a device with great potential for participatory governance and management but in many cases, has not been fully exploited. Despite some significant achievements, it has been a missed opportunity. Some reasons for participation have been largely a slope in the processes of Agenda 21 in local sites subject are discussed in this article.