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by Israel Adeoye | 29-03-2019 20:13
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Recently, the awareness for environmental protection and conservation has greatly increased, thereby reducing environmental illiteracy. As a result of the in-school and out-school campaigns, special environmental events, publicity programs, sensitizations and outreaches, A very good number of the public have heard something close to “do not drop that litter, keep it with you till you get a bin, don’t pollute that water body, avoid open defecation, ensure proper sanitation, clean your home compound regularly etc”. This has really increased the knowledge of the people of the importance of their role to ensuring protection and proper management of the environment. However, with this level of awareness and the move to intensify it, I think it is high time we channelled our strength and resources to fortify and make environmental laws and policies in our regions highly effective. As promising as these moves for environmental protection are, they may be rendered impotent if they are not transformed from mere awareness to policies. Formulation, establishment and enforcement of relevant environmental laws and policies in our regions are very important. A good number of the public do not observe or put into practice the knowledge they have gained from the environmental awareness programs and campaigns since there are no environmental law or policy binding them or any environmental enforcement agency official to challenge them as a defaulter of any of the environmental policies. Relevant environmental laws and policies, as pertaining to the peculiarity of a region should be made and strongly enforced. Our move for environmental protection and management should not just end at campaign or establishment of laws, but they must be enforced. The public must see it as obligation to observe these policies as they go about with their daily activities. Environmental law enforcement and monitoring agencies, with the purpose of ensuring obedience to the environmental laws and policies in the region should be established. Also, establishment of environmental police and monitoring officers, whose duty is to arrest any defaulter of any of the environmental laws and ensure proper implementation, should be strongly considered. Likewise, unfriendly fines and charges should be placed on breaking of the environmental laws and policies. As a result of the proper establishment, implementation and enforcement of these environmental policies, the campaigns and awareness programs will make more meaning to the public and render them active than the passive nature they initially seem to have. It is time the environmental education derived from our campaigns and awareness programs turned to laws and policies. It is time the public stopped seeing their contribution to protecting the environment as a voluntary action but as an obligation to be carried out in their daily activities. It is time we weren’t just careful of not breaking traffic rules, moral laws, civic laws, but also environmental laws and policies. The protection of our environment is a collective responsibility. Photo source: https://www.sprep.org/
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9 Comments
Greeting israel
I hope you are doing well
Nicely written
Thank you so much for this report.
Keep writing
Green cheers!
Regards
Basanta
Posted 23-03-2020 11:10
Greeting israel
I hope you are doing well!
Thank you so much for this report!
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Hema
Posted 22-03-2020 11:18
Greeting israel
I hope you are doing well!
Thank you so much for this report!
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Hema
Posted 22-03-2020 11:15
Hello Israel
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works. Thank you for your report about The Need for Environmental Policies. Environmental policies are very important for the nations as environmental degradation is going in huge amount all over the globe and strict implementation of the environmental policies is very important for it.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Yours,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 10-04-2019 21:19
Hello Israel!
Thank you for your wonderful report. I really enjoyed reading your report as I shared the same concern with you. Even though private campaigns and educations on environmental issues are getting more and more attention, they will become much more effective when governmental policies and laws are enacted together. Thank you for pointing the importance of governments?? participations. Then, what can we do to make government officials to be more aware of environmental issues? Keep up the good work!
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 02-04-2019 02:36
Hi Israel,
I really appreciate your report and I had great time reading this. Although due to the time constraint, I could not provide you with a detailed feedback, I'd like to point out that you did a great job!
Keep up good work :)
Louis Mentor
Posted 01-04-2019 21:06
Hello Israel,
Thank you for your report. I can relate to this. I come from a community with amazing environmental laws and climate change policy. However there is a major problem in the execution of these laws. Many times the implementation is selective and sometimes even ignored.
Thank you
Posted 30-03-2019 05:56
Hi Israel,
It has been a while since I have seen you active on the Platform. I am glad to see you here! And I have hope you have been well!
What bugs me about environmental campaigns/projects set to educate and make people aware of the issues in our communities and the globe at mass is that the right people who have the power to enforce environmental policies and legislations often do not comply and just turn a deaf ear to all that is happening. I commend all those who are for campaigning, and I think it is high time that we take steps in making those in higher up ranks to take charge and bring forth practical laws to ensure that what is being taught is being obeyed by all citizens.
Very insightful, very practical and sound reporting Israel!
Thank you for reporting!
Take care of yourself okay!
Yours sincerely,
Rosa
Posted 29-03-2019 21:53
Hello Israel
It??s absolute that government policies along with its implementation and public awareness is most vital.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers
Posted 29-03-2019 21:16