Sentences with phrase «civil society movements»

It was aimed at critics of the deal known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, including left - leaning politicians in Europe as well as the clamouring anti-trade civil society movement, as an «unambiguous statement» to assuage concerns over «provisions that have been the object of public debate and concerns.»

He recounted that President Akufo - Addo successfully played a leadership role in multi-partisan civil society movements, including the Movement for Freedom and Justice in the 70s and the Alliance for Change in the 90s, of which he was a part.

ROME, Italy — Today Civil Society movements blamed Governments negotiating on biofuels at the Committee on World Food security for defending the interests of the biofuels industry rather than the interests of people pushed into hunger by biofuel policies.

The program currently supports grantees working to: create international protections for species and ecoregions of the High Seas; educate scientists and the public about the value and vulnerability of the ocean as a world system; and foment civil society movements to protect Arctic waters and Arctic coastal communities.

At the Natural Capital Institute Hawken brought together a team of researchers to create a digital database of NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and CBOs (community - based organizations) in an attempt to scope out the nature and extent of this civil society movement.

This is the first time there's been a civil society movement for this technology, its early days, organization is seven months old.

The world recognizes Marc Ona Essangui as a leader of the civil society movement to protect Gabon's natural environment.

And sure enough, the aid agencies, civil society movements and environmental groups all took the bait.

Combined with the recognition provided by winning the Goldman Prize, Mr. Ona is respected throughout our world as a leader in both the environmental and civil society movements.