On the other hand, LEAPs should provide policymakers at the national level with feedback about how realistic national plans are, what the pace of changes is, and what are the real needs at the local level. LEAPs can strengthen the capacities for environmental planning of national level bodies by providing this feedback information. In an ideal case, both national and local strategies will mutually benefit. Most countries endorsed obligations to future generations at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio in 1992. It was clearly recognized that many of the problems addressed by Agenda 21 can, and must be, solved at the local level.
LEAPs contribute to overall local development and an improvement in environmental health.
LEAPs provide a unique chance to work out and implement the idea of sustainable development at a smaller scale than the country level. Management practices will respect the limited potential of local ecosystems and natural resources, while developing in a sustainable way. The implementation of LEAP investment projects should become the duty of the local government. A good quality and professionally prepared LEAP may become a highly prized product only if responsibilities and resources are legally made available at local level.