Māris kļaviņŠ, azamat azizov, JĀnis zaļoksnis environment, pollution, development: the case of uzbekistan

Participation of environ mentalist groups in the implementation of 
international conventions and decisions as well as monitoring is of 
great importance. Usually these issues are within the competence 
of member states; however, the states not always have the necessary 
Figure 10.8. 
Greenpeace 
protests against the 
company Esso/Exxon 
Mobil

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potential and funds. Therefore, environ mentalist groups enjoy 
strong support. They raise the alarm if their countries do not fulfil 
their international duties or their activities fail to meet the require-
ments of the international documents they have signed and ratified. 
The global society has a decisive role in all future processes, 
inclu ding environ mental protection and sustainable development; 
neverthe less, the political process is being steered precisely towards 
the needs of the population of the world. The global and local groups 
of environ mental protection have also come from the grassroots to 
demonstrate public discontent with environ mental degradation, and 
their activities facilitate dissemination of democratic principles in 
the society as well as public participation in the management of the 
global  environ ment.