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the planning process there is still room for improvement. Such balanced representation
should be a precondition for initiating the SAM planning process.
463. The SAM planning team conducted limited field studies and consultations to address
the constraints listed above. The consultation process was comprehensive enough to
accommodate the views of individual villagers, community organizations, state agencies and
professionals and to fill critical information gaps. Information subsequently provided by the
completion of the resource profiles and studies could be incorporated in later versions of the
TB SAM Plan as necessary.
464. It is suggested that there should be a mid-term review and final review of the progress
of implementation of this four-year SAM plan. At the end of the SAM plan period, the lessons
to be applied from delivering and reviewing delivery the plan, research information, the
results from resource profiles and special studies could be incorporated in the next iteration
of the TB SAM plan. This follows the model for revising the CCD national coastal zone
management plan.