strategy
Involving local people in raising public awareness on the environment
Synonyms:
Combining folk and sophisticated methods for promoting sustainable development Context:
Agenda 21 recommends that countries, in cooperation with the scientific community, should establish ways of employing modern communication technology for effective public outreach on the environment. National and local educational authorities and relevant United Nations agencies should expand, as appropriate, the use of audio-visual methods, especially mobile units in rural areas, by producing television and radio programmes for developing countries, involving local participation, employing interactive multimedia methods and integrating advanced methods with folk media. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Broader:
Involving local populationsIncreasing public awareness of sustainable developmentPromoting proactive approaches to sustainable developmentCoordinating international sustainable development information programmes Facilitates:
Developing Local Agenda 21 Facilitated by:
Employing local peopleCoordinating cultural artform mediaEnlisting media cooperation on the environmentEnlisting media cooperation on the environmentStrengthening role of local authorities in sustainable developmentProviding public information on transport sustainable for health and environment Organizations:
Earth Conscious Community Cultural Organization Subjects:
Society → PeopleSociety → Local
Communication → Influencing
Communication → Promotion
Recreation → Folk traditions
Environment → Environment
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
