Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Queens Lake, Port Macquarie - Hastings 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，CLAM）工具可帮助利益相关方评估沿海湖泊及河口的开发、修复与利用方案所涉及的社会、经济与环境权衡问题。2004年，澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，ANU）的研究人员受新南威尔士州（New South Wales，NSW）政府委托，为8处沿海湖泊开展可持续性评估期间，开发了该工具。此后，已有多个项目直接与地方政府及自然资源管理（Natural Resource Management，NRM）团体合作推进。

截至目前，新南威尔士州已开发出27套CLAM工具，此类工具通常被纳入河口管理或流域管理计划当中。为开发此类CLAM工具并培养本地维护能力，ANU企业私人有限公司（ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd）——澳大利亚国立大学的商业运营公司——制定了认证体系，对本地顾问开展CLAM方法相关培训。