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Role of Non-Government Organization on Environmental Issues

NGOs

What Are Non- Governmental Organizations and How they work

Non-Governmental Organization

NGOs

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a group that functions independently of any government. It is usually non-profit. NGOs, sometimes called civil society organizations, are established on community, national, and international levels to serve a social or political goal such as a humanitarian cause or the protection of the environment.

How NGOs Work?

How they work?

  • NGOs are organizations that usually work towards the promotion of certain causes or the welfare of a target population.
  • They function in the non-profit realm, their objectives and methods are often ambiguous compared to for-profit organizations.

ROLE OF NGOS

Role of

NGOs

  • A non-governmental organization plays a very vitalrole in carrying out certain ideas and action oriented programs
  • The non governmental organizations are very effective agents as far asenvironmental education is concerned they provide a very valuable channel for feedback.

Main Functions of NGO

Functions

  • Creating awareness among the public on current environmental issues and solutions.
  • Facilitating the participation of various categories of stakeholders in the discussion on environmental issues.
  • Protecting the natural resources and entrusting the equitable use of resources.
  • Being involved in the protection of human rights to have a clean environment.
  • Analysis and monitory of environmental quality.
  • Organizing seminars, lectures and group discussion for promotion of environmental awareness.
  • Helping the villages administrative officials projects on environmental protection.

Controversies About NGOs

Controversies

  • Lack of transparency and accountability
  • Loss to the nation's GDP
  • Issues with Foreign Funds

Indian

NGOs

Indian NGOs Working in the field of environment protection

The Bombay Natural History Society (BMIS)

  • One of the largest Non-Government organization established in 1883 with its Headquarters located in Hornbill House, Mumbai, India.
  • since 1886 dealing with conservation of nature and biological diversity.
  • BNHS has a Museum housed in Mumbai which preserves the fossil plants and animals of India.

Narmada Bachao Andalon

  • Set up in 1986 (in Madhya Pradesh) under the leadership of Medha Patkar
  • protest against the construction of dams in the Narmada Valley in general

The Energy Research Institute (TERI)

  • Established in 1974, (in Mithapur is a wholly independent, non-profit research institute. Its Headquarter is situated in New Delhi
  • TERI has a major program in biotechnology, the applications of which are oriented towards increased biomass production, conservation of waste into useful products & mitigating the harmful environmental impacts of several economic activities.

Conclusions

Conclusion

  • NGOs and local civil society groups are implementing many of the best programs that are currently reducing environmental risk and lowering thevulnerability of local people to environmental hazards.
  • It is now time to mobilize thefinancial resources of governments and the private sector in effective partnership withthese nongovernmental efforts in order to expand their scale and replicate themwherever possible.
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