The Role of Environmental NGOs: Russian Challenges, American Lessons

Proceedings of a Workshop

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309076180
eISBN Pdf: 9780309565646
eISBN Epub: 9780309183086
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 2001
Mes: Diciembre
Páginas: 216
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

An NRC committee was established to work with a Russian counterpart group in conducting a workshop in Moscow on the effectiveness of Russian environmental NGOs in environmental decision-making and prepared proceedings of this workshop, highlighting the successes and difficulties faced by NGOs in Russia and the United States.

The Role of Environmental NGOs
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Contents
PREFACE
OPENING REMARKS
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN RUSSIA
- HISTORY OF NGOS
- CURRENT STATUS OF THE ECOLOGICAL MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA
- INTERACTION WITH THE AUTHORITIES
DEVELOPMENT OF A LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL NGO: THIRTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- ANTECEDENTS
- FOUNDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, 1967
- EARLY AGENDAS, THE 1970S
- LESSONS LEARNED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
- EVOLVING RESPONSES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS
- DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN CONGRESSIONAL, GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE FIRM DECISION-MAKING
- NEW FRONTIERS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
ROLE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHEMICAL DISARMAMENT PROCESS
- INTRODUCTION
- PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF DISARMAMENT
- ESTABLISHING PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
- PROJECTS TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF REGIONS OF CHEMICAL WEAPON STORAGE
  - Public Information Network for the Population
  - Independent Expert Examinations and Projects
  - Ecological Health Centers
- CONCLUSION
ORGANIZING IN DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES: THE SOCM STORY
- STRUCTURE
- HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME STRATEGIES USED
- CONCLUSION
GLOBAL FOREST WATCH: AN EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSSIAN NGOs AND SCIENTISTS
- THE WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
- CONNECTIVITY
- GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
- THE GFW CONCEPT
- FOREST WATCH RUSSIA
- RUSSIAN INTEGRITY AND WRI’S ROLE
- NGO LINKS
- INTERNATIONAL LINKS
- STRUCTURE AND CAPACITY BUILDING
- FWR OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN RUSSIA: THE INTERNATIONAL…
- THE PROBLEM OF WATER SUPPLY AND USE
- PROBLEMS OF TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSUMER WASTES
- PRINCIPLES OF THE REGIONAL SYSTEM OF CONTINUOUS ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION
PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO SUPPORT SAFE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS
INTERNET USE BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: TENDENCIES AND PROSPECTS
- COMPONENTS OF SUCCESS
- ACCESS TO THE INTERNET
- INTERNET-JOURNALISM
- SERVERS OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS
- REGIONAL ECOLOGICAL ELECTRONIC BULLETINS
- SERVERS OF STATE STRUCTURES
- ECOLOGICAL ELECTRONIC BULLETINS
- TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
- RESULTS
EMERGING TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING, INTEGRATING, AND DISTRIBUTING CONSERVATION INFORMATION
- THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- FROM GIS TO DSS
- BRIDGING THE CANYON BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE
EXPERIENCE IN COPING WITH EFFECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS: LESSONS FOR SOCIETY
- CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIATION HAZARD AWARENESS
- SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY OF DECISION-MAKING
- ROLE OF POLITICAL FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECTS
ROLE OF GREENPEACE OF RUSSIA AND OTHER PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CONSERVATION OF RUSSIAN FORESTS
- EVOLUTION OF ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
- THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT DECREES
- ROLE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- RESULTS OF ACTIVITIES OF NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION OF NGOS IN ECOLOGICAL DECISION-MAKING
PROBLEMS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MOSCOW REGION
- PRESENT SITUATION WITH WASTE IN MOSCOW
- HOW TO CHANGE THE SITUATION WITH WASTE
- ACTIVITY OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SPHERE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MOSCOW REGION
EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND HYDROSPHERE OF THE KUZNETSK COAL BASIN
RUSSIAN FAR EAST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
- PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
- PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF THE PACIFIC SEAS
- AMUR RIVER CHARACTERISTICS AND CHALLENGES
- FOREST FIRES
- RADIATION SITUATION
- ENVIRONMENTALLY ORIENTED NGOS
DYNAMICS OF RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION OF PRIMORYE TERRITORY AND THE NORTHERN SHELF OF THE SEA OF JAPAN
SOCIETY SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE METAL THREAT
INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN NGOs ON ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS AND POLICIES: EVOLUTION OVER THREE DECADES
- ACTIONS DURING THE 1970S
- CONSOLIDATION AND REBUILDING DURING THE 1980S
- PURSUING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1990S AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
- REFERENCES
COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT BODIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS: THE EXAMPLE OF TOMSK OBLAST
- PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM OF TOMSK OBLAST
- FORMATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION SYSTEM
- OUTCOMES OF NGO ACTIVITY: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS
INTERACTION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES IN SOLVING PROBLEMS OF THE LAKE BAIKAL REGION
- PROJECT OF BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- LIMNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, SIBERIAN BRANCH, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DECISION-MAKING: LEGAL ASPECTS
- CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL GUARANTEES
- EXPERIENCE IN DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS OF SOCIETY
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESENTATIONS
CLOSING REMARKS
APPENDIX A SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL ON ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND EMERGENCY EVENTS
- STAFF AND STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL
APPENDIX B PRESENTATIONS
- U.S.-BASED PRESENTERS
- RUSSIAN PRESENTERS