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Advocacy / Lobbying

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One of the components of the advocacy/lobbying activities is an interactive meeting among decision-makers held both at the central and district levels. Hence politicians and decision and policy-makers are the natural targets.

What is well known is NEFEJ brings together people in the government and parliament as well as in bureaucracy in front of journalists. The motive is to ensure a debate among the three species, which together decide the fate of the nation. These interactions help parliamentarians to understand issues involved which ultimately helps them raise them in parliament. Similar gatherings are held at the district level where local political leaders and decision-makers get an opportunity to put forth their point of view in front of journalists and experts. These efforts have been successful in publicizing the often- neglected issues at the political level, thus forcing them to become more responsible in the conservation area.

Subsequently, NEFEJ has formed various watch groups to study and monitor happenings in specific fields. Wildlife Watch Group, Pesticides Watch, Public Health Watch, Tourism Watch and Urban Environment Watch are informal groupings of journalists who are bound together by their common interests. With very few journalists specializing in specific subjects, these groups help individual journalist to develop expertise in his / her field of interest. The organization has begun to publish Citizen's Report on the state of environment with special emphasis on specific subjects.

News from NEFEJ

  • 18.08.10
    Media Training Centre (MTC) of Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) successfully conducted one week training on "Photojournalism Training/Workshop on theme of 'Indigenous and Marginalized Community" in Birgunj.

    The objective of the training was to develop knowledge and skills to operate digital camera and enhance the issues to capture the images of indigenous and marginalized community on photo journalism point of view.

    The training was organized with support from Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Germany.
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  • 14.07.10
    Media Training Centre (MTC) of Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) organized three days training on "Online Journalism on theme of Post Conflict and Human Rights" in Kathmandu.

    The objective of the training was to develop knowledge and skills of media professionals to make familiar with online media and to understand the issue of post conflict and human rights. 
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  • 14.07.10

    Media Training Centre (MTC) of Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) organized three days training on "Environment Journalism on theme of Urban Solid Waste Management" in Kathmandu.

    The objective of the training was to develop knowledge and skills of journalist to sensitize the issue of urban solid waste management.

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  • 28.06.10
    नेपाल वातावरण पत्रकार समूहले बनाएको वृत्तचित्र 'पहिचानको खोजीमा धिमाल' चौथो नेपाल अन्तरराष्ट्रिय आदिवासी चलचित्र महोत्सवमा स्पेशल मेन्सन अवार्डबाट पुरस्कृत भएको छ । विराटनगरलाई केन्द्र बनाएर टेलिभिजन पत्रकारिता गरिरहेका पत्रकार मोहन मानन्धरले निर्देशन गर्नुभएको वृत्तचित्रले आधुनिकतासँगै मासिन लागेको धिमाल भाषा, संस्कृति, परम्परा तथा मेटिन लागेको जातीय पहिचानका विविध पाटालाई समेटेको छ ।
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