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MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL NGO

A grouping of Malaysian Environmental NGOs (MENGO) (R.O.S. Reg. #: PPM–015-14–11112014) was formed under the DANIDA-supported programme for environmental assistance to Malaysia. (DANIDA is the Danish International Development Assistance). The Mengo coalition was formed in November 2001. The objective of the programme is to contribute to the strengthening of the MENGOs and facilitate their impact on the decision making at all levels in the Malaysian society. One of the main strategic aims of the programme is to support and facilitate a more effective interaction between MENGO and the Government of Malaysia on environmental policies. As part of our strategy in achieving the objectives outlined within the DANIDA-supported programme for MENGO, a MENGO Management Committee and a MENGO Support Unit (MSU), as its Secretariat were established.

Role The MENGOs play a very important role in the country's path towards sustainable development.

The following are the primary roles played by the MENGOs:

–Collaborate and provide services to the Government, where appropriate, thereby complementing and supplementing the initiatives of the Government. –Education and awareness raising on environmental concerns. –Facilitate community mobilisation and participation around environmental issues. –Empowering of ordinary citizens, including those from the grassroots in defending their environmental rights. –Contribute fresh insights into the environmental debate and advocate for improvements in environmental policy and legislation. –Act as watchdogs in ensuring that the country genuinely embarks on a development model, which is environmentally sound and socially just. –Promote the implementation of Agenda 21 and other appropriate international environmental agreements and conventions.