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.