How do collective actions help in addressing environmental issues and concerns? Explain.

Although it is effective to change your behaviour and activities towards sustainable patterns, it is more productive and more satisfying to work collectively for the purpose. Collective action multiples individual’s power as

• ·         You get encouragement and useful information from meeting regularly with others who share your interests.
• ·         When working individually it is easy to get discouraged by the slow pace of change.
• ·         Having a support group helps maintain enthusiasm

 

However, there is a broad spectrum of environment and social action groups. Some will suit your particular interests, preferences or beliefs more than others.

Options that can be used for collective action include the following.

Student Environment Groups

Organisations for school and college students could be among our most active and effective groups for environmental change. By teaching them ecology and environmental ethics at elementary and secondary school level and by training them about environmental problems and their solutions and involving them in community projects, the purposes of environmental management could be served very effectively.

Margaret Mead once said

“Never doubt that a small, highly committed group of individuals can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

 

Organising an Environmental Campaign

It is the most effective tool to bring the attention of the national and international planners, decision makers and managers towards a particular issue. It is a very dynamic process in which you must constantly adapt to changing conditions. Some basic principles apply in most situations for organising the environmental campaign. An environmental campaign should be inclusive of all stakeholders, should benefit the common people, and should be backed by scientific knowledge. Using the communication media to get your message out is an important part of the modern environmental campaign.

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