What is NGO’S in environmental Management? In light of the global nature of environmental damage, NGOs have stepped up as transnational actors that address the interconnected issues of the environment. An environmental NGO is a non-governmental organization that deals with issues of the environment, including the depletion of natural resources, global warming and conservation. Environmental NGOs focus on a wide range of issues and rely on a variety of means to accomplish their goals. Rules of NGO’S in environmental management 1. Project (permitting) Consultation: (information) consumer, challenger, collaborator 2. Financial Disclosure: facilitator, partner, challenger 3. Community Relations: advisor, advocate, facilitator, organizer 4. Community Development: advisor, advocate, facilitator, implementing partner 5. Cultural Heritage: advisor, advocate, implementing partner 6. Human Rights: advisor, advocate, auditor, challenger, implementing partner 7. Environment: advisor, advocate, challenger, implementing Partner Important rules of NGO’S Development and Operation of Infrastructure: Community-based organizations and cooperatives can acquire, subdivide and develop land, construct housing, provide infrastructure and operate and maintain technical assistance infrastructure such as wells or public toilets and solid waste collection services. They can also develop building material supply centres and other community-based economic enterprises. In many cases, they will need or advice from governmental agencies or higher-level NGOs. Supporting Innovation, Demonstration and Pilot Projects: NGO have the advantage of selecting particular places for innovative projects and specify in advance the length of time which they will be supporting the project - overcoming some of the shortcomings that governments face in this respect. NGOs can also be pilots for larger government projects by virtue of their ability to act more quickly than the government bureaucracy. Facilitating Communication: NGOs use interpersonal methods of communication, and study the right entry points whereby they gain the trust of the community they seek to benefit. They would also have a good idea of the feasibility of the projects they take up. The significance of this role to the government is that NGOs can communicate to the policy-making levels of government, information bout the lives, capabilities, attitudes and cultural characteristics of people at the local level. Technical Assistance and Training: Training institutions and NGOs can develop a technical assistance and training capacity and use this to assist both CBOs and governments. Research, Monitoring and Evaluation: Innovative activities need to be carefully documented and shared - effective participatory monitoring would permit the sharing of results with the people themselves as well as with the project staff. Advocacy for and with the Poor: In some cases, NGOs become spokespersons or ombudsmen for the poor and attempt to influence government policies and programmes on their behalf. This may be done through a variety of means ranging from demonstration and pilot projects to participation in public forums and the formulation of government policy and plans, to publicizing research results and case studies of the poor. Thus NGOs play roles from advocates for the poor to implementers of government programmes; from agitators and critics to partners and advisors; from sponsors of pilot projects to mediators FUNCTION OF NGO’S The role of any NGO is to contribute to development of the nation through involving in various issues like- Education, Health, Livelihood, Micro -finance, Human rights and many more. It is upto the NGO to decide issues on which they want to work for THE CATEGORIES OF NGO’S The main article for this category is Non-governmental organization. Some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) refer to themselves as private voluntary organizations, in order to remain independent from the U.N.-developed lists of NGOs. NGOs can be single-issue organizations; for example, Doctors Without Borders might dispense food supplements to counter malnutrition. This category is closely related to the Charitable organizations and Non-profit organizations categories. For English speaking countries, whether an article appears in one or the other depends primarily on local usage, which varies from one country to another. International NGO’S The World Bank defines a non-governmental organization (NGO) as private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development.[1] An international non-governmental organization (INGO) has the same mission as a non-governmental organization (NGO), but it is international in scope and has outposts around the world to deal with specific issues in many countries International Non-governmental Organizations can further be defined by their primary purpose.[2] Some INGOs are operational, meaning that their primary purpose is to foster the community based organizations within each country via different projects and operations. Some INGOs are advocacy-based, meaning that their primary purpose is to influence the policy-making of different countries’ governments regarding certain issues or promote the awareness of a certain issue. Many of the large INGOs have components of both operational projects and advocacy initiatives working together within individual countries. Advantages They have the ability to experiment freely with innovative approaches and, if necessary, to take risks. They are flexible in adapting to local situations and responding to local needs and therefore able to develop integrated projects, as well as sectoral projects. They enjoygood rapport with people and can render micro-assistance to very poor peope as they can identify those who are most in need and tailor assistance to their needs. They have the ability to communicate at all levels, from the neighbourhood to the top levels of government. They are able to recruit both experts and highly motivated staff with fewer restrictions than the government. Disadvantages Paternalistic attitudes restrict the degree of participation in programme/project design. Restricted/constrained ways of apporach to a problem or area. Redued replicability of an idea, due to non-representativeness of the project or selected area, relatively small project coverage, dependence on outside financial resources, etc. Territorial possessiveness of an area or project reduces cooperation between agencies, seen as threatening or competitive. guyz report namo group 8 ara nah soory late :)
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