strategy
Increasing public awareness
Synonyms:
Impacting public consciousness Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends this strategy for all environmental issues and particularly mentions it with respect to the multiple roles and functions of forests. Narrower:
Increasing civic awarenessEnhancing environmental awarenessEnhancing environmental awarenessHeightening public awareness eventsIncreasing public awareness about environmental lawsIncreasing public awareness of sustainable developmentIncreasing public awareness of sustainable developmentIncreasing public awareness of sustainable developmentRaising public awareness about contraceptive and reproductive technologiesRaising public awareness about contraceptive and reproductive technologiesRaising public awareness about contraceptive and reproductive technologiesAssisting education institutions to contribute more to public environmental awareness programmes Facilitated by:
Publishing key global happenings Subjects:
Communication → InfluencingGovernment → Public
Consciousness → Consciousness
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
