strategy
Increasing public awareness of sustainable development
Synonyms:
Implementing public awareness programmes for sustainable development 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 that countries should encourage non-governmental organizations to increase their involvement in environmental and development problems, through joint awareness initiatives and improved interchange with other constituencies in society.
Narrower:
Enhancing environmental awarenessEnlisting media cooperation on the environmentNetworking the environment and development arenaStressing role of family in environmental activitiesDisseminating environmental knowledge using local customsProducing TV and radio programmes for environmental awarenessExpanding role of children and youth in sustainable developmentSupporting environmentally sound leisure and tourism activitiesSupporting environmentally sound leisure and tourism activitiesSupporting environmentally sound leisure and tourism activitiesIncluding sustainable development issues in journalistic educationIncreasing public participation in environmental policy discussionsProviding educational media for the young on sustainable developmentProviding educational media for the young on sustainable developmentCoordinating international sustainable development information programmesCoordinating international sustainable development information programmesCoordinating international sustainable development information programmesDeveloping environmental education materialUsing audiovisual methods to increase awareness of environmental issues in rural areasAssisting education institutions to contribute more to public environmental awareness programmesDesseminating environmental news onlineProviding public access to environmental information Facilitated by:
Promoting scientific and technology cultureBridging data gap for sustainable developmentDisseminating information on sustainable developmentDisseminating information on sustainable developmentCreating advisory bodies on public information for sustainable developmentImproving access to sustainable development information Organizations:
International Federation of Environmental Journalists Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists Subjects:
Communication → InfluencingDevelopment → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
