Promoting local environmental care programmes

Description

Promoting local environmental care programmes involves initiating and supporting community-based actions to protect and restore natural resources. This strategy mobilizes local stakeholders to address issues such as pollution, habitat loss, and resource depletion through education, participatory planning, and practical interventions. By fostering local stewardship, these programmes build capacity for sustainable management, encourage environmentally responsible behaviours, and provide tailored solutions that directly remedy specific ecological challenges within communities.

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 promotion of environmental care at the local level, including training for local communities in appropriate water management techniques.