NGO activities
The public and non-governmental associations can engage in various environmental protection activities and take part in various processes. For example, they can:
(Source: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe: (Public Participation in Making Local Environmental Decisions Handbook - Current Practices and Future Options, editors of the series: Nagy M. T., Bowman M., Dusik J., Jendroska J., Stec S., van der Zwiep Karel, Zlinsky J., Perko I.: Croatia, Budapest, 1994)
- Take part in developing national and county/city environmental protection programmes,
- Promote the development of environmental policies (by different subjects),
- Take part in developing political party programmes,
- Take part in environmental impact studies proposed by the national and local authorities and self-governments,
- Be a part of advisory committees and councils,
- Voice comments about draft bills, make their suggestions, and keep track of how laws are enforced,
- Lobby with decision makers (Members of the Parliament, city councillors, administrative experts and so on),
- Voice comments during local urban planning processes,
- Write their own expert reports,
- Publicly call out stakeholders who fail to abide by regulations,
- Take part in the realisation of various projects and programmes with other stakeholders,
- Organise scientific consultations/workshops and other forms of education,
- Organise events to celebrate important environmental protection dates,
- Forge alliances with other stakeholders,
- Organise campaigns,
- Collaborate with the media,
- Organise protests, and so on.
(Source: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe: (Public Participation in Making Local Environmental Decisions Handbook - Current Practices and Future Options, editors of the series: Nagy M. T., Bowman M., Dusik J., Jendroska J., Stec S., van der Zwiep Karel, Zlinsky J., Perko I.: Croatia, Budapest, 1994)
