The prospective organisation:

• Should be and appear to be independent from government / corporate / business / political party or representing any single individual professional interest.

• Should be identifiable as an organised civil society representatives concerned with environmental protection and conservation and sustainable development.

• Should be non-government (that means, non-national, non-state and non-local governmental) organisation and includes Community Based Organisation (CBOs).

• Should be a non-profit entity, and as such, income generation must not be the primary objective of the organisation.

• Should hold to a mission � formal or informal � which embraces activities in the field of environmental promotion, protection and/or conservation. The mission may also embrace the advocacy for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities regarding the sustainable use and management of their natural resources.

• May be established in Malaysia as:

  • Societies

  • Trusts fund

  • Companies

  • Organised local communities

  • Any other legally constituted not-for-profit organisation