PUB2606 MAY JUNE 2025 (COMPLETE ANSWERS PORTFOLIO) - DUE 16 May 2025

PUB2606
MAY/JUNE PORTFOLIO 2025

UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 16 MAY 2025

, PUB2606

May/June Portfolio 2025



Unique Number:

Due Date: 16 May 2025

Environmental Affairs


Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3

Question 1: Role of International Organisations in Global Environmental Governance .... 4

1.1 Introduction to Global Environmental Governance ..................................................... 4

1.2 Key Functions of International Organisations .............................................................. 4

Policy and Law Development ........................................................................................... 4

Technical and Financial Support ..................................................................................... 5

Scientific Research and Monitoring ................................................................................ 5

Capacity Building in Developing Countries .................................................................... 5

1.3 Critical Analysis: Strengths and Limitations ................................................................ 6

Soft Law vs. Binding Treaties .......................................................................................... 6

Power Imbalances in Negotiations .................................................................................. 6

Overlap and Fragmentation of Mandates ........................................................................ 6

1.4 Application to the Public Sector .................................................................................... 7

Question 2: Evaluation of Local and International NGOs Working in Environmental
Governance .............................................................................................................................. 8

2.1 Introduction to Environmental NGOs ............................................................................ 8

2.2 International NGOs ......................................................................................................... 8

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ................................................................................ 9

Greenpeace ....................................................................................................................... 9

, Friends of the Earth (FoE) ................................................................................................ 9

2.3 Local NGOs ....................................................................................................................10

Green Belt Movement (Kenya) ........................................................................................10

Environmental Rights Action (ERA) – Nigeria ...............................................................10

Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) ........................................10

2.4 Critical Analysis .............................................................................................................11

Strengths of Environmental NGOs .................................................................................11

Weaknesses of Environmental NGOs ............................................................................11

The Importance of Government-NGO Partnerships ......................................................11

2.5 Application to the South African Public Sector ...........................................................12

Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................13

List of Sources ....................................................................................................................14