ABSTRACT
Contributors to sustainability decision-making (identified as being key
individuals, communities, specialist advisors and governments) currently
Research Council 1999). The issue then becomes how to bring together the
essential pieces of evidence that each can offer. Local knowledge of local
conditions makes unique contributions to the design and implementation
of precautionary programs. Scientific findings offer solutions that are
practical and can be generalised, the overall goal of all specialised knowledge.
An understanding of what is politically and administratively feasible is
