
2007
Member since
Working towards these commitments
Secure Tenure Rights
Locally-managed ecosystems
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Mission
SCOPE’s mission is the protection of the environment by following and implementing approaches of “Agenda 21”, through organization and capacity building of affected people, networking among stakeholders, initiating field research and advocacy.
SCOPE works for the protection of the environment at the local, national and global levels, through networking, advocacy, capacity building, research, community organization, and legal actions to achieve self-sustainability. SCOPE utilizes a non-political, non-religious, non-racial, non-ethnic, democratic, transparent, commitment-driven approach. Combating desertification within the framework of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in the dry lands will always be the central focus of SCOPE’s operations.
Objectives
Objectives include the Implementation of Agenda 21 with the participation of stakeholders Combating drought and desertification under the auspices of UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). They also include the promotion and implementation of environmental law in the country by using public interest advocacy and litigation as a tool to develop appropriate technologies for safe water and sanitation.
Constituencies
The constituencies of SCOPE include communities living in marginal dry lands.