ENVIRONMENT MEDIA NETWORK-EMNet

VISION 

A country with communities managing resources sustainably and equitably

MISSION

To use environmental journalism profession as a tool to inform most vulnerable communities with messages that address their critical shared natural resources and environmental problems, so that they are inspired and take action for their social change.

CORE VALUE

Team building, integrity and accountability

Members of the Network work together to execute duties and responsibilities entrusted on our Working Groups to maintain highest ethical and professional standards.

OBJECTIVES

 There are four main objectives: -

EMNet’s approach

EMNet recognizes the importance of addressing environmental problems at national and international levels. EMNet’s approach therefore, is to work with local communities, NGOs, research institutions, and government officials in realizing sustainable development. In doing that, EMNet works with other stakeholders to raise awareness through media and clarify thinking at all levels on the dissemination aspects of environmental information and lobby for legal and policy changes especially in the area of forestry, fisheries, and  wildlife .

In this regard, EMNet has five major programmatic areas namely:

·      Information gathering and dissemination; 

•  Socio Research;

·       Advocacy;

·      Publications, Information Dissemination and Networking;

 Strategic Environmental Communication

Strategic Environmental Communication starts by involving the people affected by environmental problems in the decision making process.

Environmental communication project of EMNet uses expertise from the field of behavioural change, social marketing communication, education and community participation to motivate people to practice environmentally sound behaviours.

EMNet meets its objectives effectively and with greater citizen participation by

·        Building public support for environmental polices

·        Persuading national decision makers to adopt new environmental polices.

·        Strengthening the capacity of municipality leaders, NGO’s ,and community-based organisations to manage natural resources sustain ably

·        Developing partnership among government, local communities and NGOs

·         Motivating private business to adopt cleaner production technologies

·        Increasing support for national parks and biodiversity conservation among populations near the parks, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

·        Enabling farmers to adopt technologies and practices for sustainable agriculture.

·        Encouraging environment-friendly behaviours such as conserving and protecting water sources, changing harmful fishing techniques. and preventing forest fires.

MAZINGIRA Media NETWORK-EMNet

DIRA

nchi na jamii kusimamia rasilimali endelevu na usawa

MISSION

Kutumia mazingira ya uandishi wa habari taaluma kama chombo kuwajulisha jamii ziko hatarini na ujumbe kwamba kushughulikia pamoja yao muhimu ya rasilimali asili na matatizo ya mazingira, ili nao ni wahyi na kuchukua hatua kwa ajili ya mabadiliko yao ya kijamii.

CORE VALUE

Timu ya jengo, uadilifu na uwajibikaji

Wajumbe wa Mtandao wa kufanya kazi pamoja ili kutekeleza wajibu na majukumu waliokabidhiwa kwenye Makundi yetu Kazi ya kudumisha viwango vya juu vya kimaadili na kitaaluma.

MALENGO

Kuna nne malengo kuu: -

EMNet wa mbinu

EMNet inatambua umuhimu wa kushughulikia matatizo ya mazingira katika ngazi ya kitaifa na kimataifa mbinu EMNet kwa hiyo, ni kufanya kazi na jamii, NGOs, taasisi za utafiti, na maafisa wa serikali katika kutambua maendeleo endelevu.. Katika kufanya hivyo, EMNet kazi na wadau wengine ili kuongeza uelewa kupitia vyombo vya habari na kufafanua kufikiri katika ngazi zote katika masuala ya usambazaji wa habari za mazingira na kutaka kuwepo kwa mabadiliko ya kisheria na sera hasa katika eneo la misitu, uvuvi, na   wanyamapori.

Katika suala hili, EMNet ina tano maeneo makubwa kimpango yaani:

·       Kukusanya taarifa na usambazaji;

•   Kijamii Utafiti;

·         Utetezi;

·       Publications, Habari Usambazaji na Networking;

  Mkakati ya Mazingira Mawasiliano

Mkakati wa Mawasiliano wa Mazingira kuanza kwa kuwashirikisha watu walioathirika na matatizo ya mazingira katika mchakato wa kutoa maamuzi.

Mazingira ya mawasiliano ya mradi wa EMNet anatumia utaalamu kutoka uwanja wa mabadiliko ya tabia, mawasiliano ya kijamii masoko, elimu na ushiriki wa jamii na kuwahamasisha watu kufanya mazoezi ya tabia mazingira.

EMNet hukutana malengo yake kwa ufanisi na kwa ushiriki mpana wa raia na

·         Kujenga kuungwa mkono na umma kwa sera za mazingira

·         Kuwashawishi watoa maamuzi ya kitaifa ya kupitisha sera mpya ya mazingira.

·         Kuimarisha uwezo wa viongozi wa manispaa, NGO, na mashirika ya kijamii ya kusimamia maliasili kuendeleza ably

·         Kuendeleza ushirikiano kati ya serikali ya jamii, serikali za mitaa na mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali

·           Kuwahamasisha biashara binafsi kupitisha teknolojia ya uzalishaji safi

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