Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Lake Wollumboola, Shoalhaven City Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.\n\nTo date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.

海岸湖泊评估与管理（Coastal Lake Assessment and Management，简称CLAM）工具助力利益相关者评估海岸湖泊及河口在开发、修复与利用方案中涉及的社会、经济与环境权衡关系。澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，简称ANU）的研究人员于2004年受新南威尔士州（New South Wales，简称NSW）政府委托，为8个海岸湖泊提供可持续性评估时开发了CLAM。此后，研究团队直接与地方政府及自然资源管理（NRM）组织合作开展了多个项目。

截至目前，新南威尔士州已开发27个CLAM工具，这些工具通常被纳入河口管理或流域管理计划框架内。为开发上述CLAM工具并构建本地维护能力，澳大利亚国立大学旗下商业实体ANU企业私人有限公司（ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd）制定了认证计划（Accreditation Scheme），旨在为本地咨询顾问提供CLAM方法的专业培训。