The organization scale of the local agenda 21 in Korea have been attracting global concerns while still being in a state of conceptual confusion and formalized implementation with relatively weak public supports. This study discusses the birth and development of Korean local agenda 21 focusing on the case of the Gyeongnam Province. Local agenda 21 in Gyeongnam is a response to increasing awareness of environmental problems and emphasis on importance of sustainable development at local and regional levels.
The study analyzes the current state of practicing local agenda 21 in Gyeongnam and points out major problems in and limitations of implementing local agenda 21 including identity crisis, conceptual confusion, absence of coordination and integration, as well as weak institutional supports. To make the local agenda 21 effectively work, major suggestions such as institutional rearrangement, public relation and education, enhanced support from both local government and citizens are made.