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ROLE OF NGOs IN
ENVIRONMENT

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GROUP MEMBERS –
SADIYA S SAYEED(1043)
HEMANT ADHIKARI(1001)
ZUBER YOUSUF(1011)
ANNOOPI SHETH(1050)
SNEHA CHAVAN(1006)
SONAL PATIL(1031)

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NGO(Non-Governmental
Organization)
It is a legally constituted organization created
by natural or legal persons that operates independently
from any government
The term originated from the United Nation (UN), and is
normally used to refer to organizations that do not form
part of the government and are not conventional for-profit
business

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ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs
Environmental NGOs work on cases related to the
environment
An example of an ENGO is Greenpeace
Transnational environmental networks might acquire a
variety of benefits in sharing information with other
organizations, campaigning towards an issue, and
exchanging contact information

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GREENPEACE
A non-governmental environmental organization

with offices
in over forty countries and with an international coordinating
body in Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Greenpeace uses direct action and research to achieve its goals

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Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of
the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its
campaigning on world wide issues such as global
warming, deforestation, overfishing, commercial
whaling and anti-nuclear issues
The global organization does not accept funding from
governments, corporations or political parties, relying on
more than 2.8 million individual supporters and foundation
grants
Greenpeace is known for its direct actions and has been
described as the most visible environmental organization in
the world

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ROLE OF NGOs IN ENVIRONMENT
1.AWARENESS RAISING,CAMPAIGNING AND
ADVOCACY
 Scientific and technical NGOs are assisting in bridging the
gap between science, policy makers and the citizenry
Their research and education work is proving a vital
addition to the decision and policy-making process
For instance, In India, the Centre for Science and
Environment publishes ‘Citizen’s Reports on the
Environment’ which focus on specific environmental
issues, such as urban pollution, and flood management

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2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND REPORTING
A)ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
In Bangladesh, about a dozen NGOs cooperate to produce
periodic “State of the Environment” reports, and in India,
the Centre for Science and Environment publishes Citizen’s
State of Environment Report
 In many instances, these broad assessments are
supplemented by specialized reports that facilitate debate on
key environmental issues, promote public awareness and
encourage active community participation in environmental
protection

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B) ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM
•Environmental journalism can play a vital role in creating
market reactions in the international stock markets
• For example, studies in the U.S. and Canadian stock
markets have shown markets react significantly to
environmental news
•World band examined its impact on developing countries
and found that it holds true for developing countries also

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C) ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND GIS
•Environmental monitoring and reporting by NGOs have
contributed substantially to environmental protection
across the region
•A number of NGOs have embraced Geographic Information
System (GIS) technology to help them with environmental
monitoring
• For example, the International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has established a
decentralized network that collects, stores and disseminates
key bio-physical and socio-economic data

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D) NEW RESEARCH
•In the last few years a number of areas in water resource;
solid and hazardous waste management; and biodiversity
related fields have gained importance
•New NGOs are emerging in the region to promote
knowledge and awareness of these issues, while more
established NGOs are responding to the new challenges by
re-focusing their research efforts
• For example, in India, the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE) has undertaken a Green Rating Project

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3. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
An increasing number of NGOs have also been using
education to encourage participation in conservation
activities
NGOs have worked extensively with governments to help
develop and implement national environmental education
strategies
For example, in Nepal, NGOs have collaborated on the
implementation of the environmental education element of
the country’s National Conservation Strategy and have
provided technical assistance to government agencies in
running the programme

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4. REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
AND NETWORKING
NGOs in the Asian and Pacific Region are increasingly
working together to deal more effectively with
transboundary issues and to improve the impact of
associated campaigns
One high-profile grouping is the Third World Network
(TWN) based in Malaysia, which is an independent non-
profit international network of organizations and
individuals involved in issues relating to development

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GREEN RATING PROJECT(GRP)
An attempt of CSE, a leading NGO, to present a market-
oriented framework by which the impact of industrialization
can be measured and monitored
The goal of the project is to improve the environmental
impacts of industry in India, and to guide industry to move
towards this goal
At the end of each rating process, the green rating project
lays down clear guidelines for the industry to improve its
environmental performance

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Five programmes are running simultaneously to rate the
environmental performance of corporate sector and their
environmental management system-
a)Green Rating for Automobile Sector
b)Green Rating for Pulp and Paper Sector
c)Green Rating for Chlor-Alkali Sector
d)Best Corporate Policy Award
e)Best Environmental Manager Award

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The Green Leaves Award Centre for Science & Environment
has instituted Green Leaves Award to recognize the good
performers
Five leaves represents the best performing company

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AIMS AND THE OBJECTIVES
To develop and function as a form of governance based on
public participation, transparency, non-bureaucratic
institutions and market-oriented policies
To monitor the existing environmental performance of
companies and influence the future industrialization in the
country
Green Rating Project’s ultimate aim is to get the industry
develop and implement its own eco-friendly practices
To prepare environment inventory of companies by
systematically collecting information about their
environmental performance

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•To develop a market-based incentive through the rating to
encourage industries to voluntarily improve their
environmental performance
•To empower communities and markets to proactively
participate in accelerating sustainable economic growth
•To aid in better regulation of industrial pollution by
regulatory authorities
• To aid in better formulation of policies by the government
leading to sustainable development of Indian industries

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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
Project Advisory Panel: Includes eminent persons from
industry, government, politics, academia, research
institutions
Dr. Manmohan Singh - ex-Chairperson and
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan - current Chairperson
Technical Advisory Panel: Experts from industry, research
and academia
Green Inspectors: Network of volunteers trained to
undertake inspection of plants
Green Rating Team at CSE

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KEY ELEMENTS
1.Voluntary disclosure
2.Primary and secondary data
3.Involve public
4.Sector-specific approach
5.Initial focus
6.Rating of non-participating companies
7.Transparency
8.First opportunity to companies to view their report

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RATING METHODOLOGY
Uses Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to rate the actual performance
of companies
Considers stakeholders perception (local community, NGOs,
regulators, media etc) as an integral part of the rating
assessment

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FINALLY.
GRP will not only help to improve environmental
governance in the country by introducing transparency into
the environmental performance of Indian companies and
put public pressure on them to constantly upgrade their
work in this area but it will also go a long way in lifting the
environmental concern within the companies themselves
right to the top
 It will make industrial leaders realize that environmental
compliance should not be restricted to meeting government
norms but can actually become a proactive exercise in which
official norms constitute only the minimum effort

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CLEAN AHMEDABAD ABHIYAN
An NGO that has been working with the Ahmedabad
municipal corporation in the area of solid waste and is
instrumental for organizing door to door meetings, awareness
campaigns to educate people about the importance of
segregating waste into biodegradable and recyclable waste

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DASHOLI GRAM SWARAJYA
MANDAL
Based in UP
Its aims are to encourage forest conservation and the use of
forest products for self employment
The world famous Chipko Movement was spearheaded by
this organization
It gives a great deal of importance to forest conservation in
the Himalayas

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GREEN FUTURE FOUNDATION
Based in Pune
To promote and work towards environmental protection,
energy and ecological conservation and pollution control
They impart environmental education and training by
organizing forest based camps for adults and youths

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CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION(CEE)
They mainly aim to create environmental awareness in the
communities, conduct widespread environmental education
and training programmes through a very vast network
They have a vast range of publications – books, posters,
educational packages, bibliographies and directories
There is also a large computerized database –
the Environment Education bank, which has a collection of
more than 800 environment concepts, about 2500
environment related activities and 100s of case studies

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