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The MENGOs
play a very
important
role in the
country's
path towards
sustainable
development.
The
following
are the
primary
roles played
by the
MENGOs:
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Collaborate
and
provide
services
to the
Government,
where
appropriate,
thereby
complementing
and
supplementing
the
initiatives
of the
Government.
-
Education
and
awareness
raising
on
environmental
concerns.
-
Facilitate
community
mobilisation
and
participation
around
environmental
issues.
-
Empowering
of
ordinary
citizens,
including
those
from the
grassroots
in
defending
their
environmental
rights.
-
Contribute
fresh
insights
into the
environmental
debate
and
advocate
for
improvements
in
environmental
policy
and
legislation.
-
Act as
watchdogs
in
ensuring
that the
country
genuinely
embarks
on a
development
model,
which is
environmentally
sound
and
socially
just.
-
Promote
the
implementation
of
Agenda
21 and
other
appropriate
international
environmental
agreements
and
conventions.
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