RT null T1 The State of the Environment 1988: The Public and Environment A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 environmental information K1 communication media K1 woman K1 public information K1 environmental performance K1 environmental management K1 natural resource SN 92 807 11946 YR 1988 FD 1988 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28293 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28293 NO If the public is well-informed about environmental issues through the media, properly consulted, and encouraged to participate in decision-making, it is likely to accept the need for change quickly—and, in doing so, support the action of Governments or force them to act. Women have a particularly important role to play in this process in both developed and developing countries. Often the first to suffer from unsustainable development and environmental degradation, frequently the first to campaign for change, women are at the leading edge of the struggle for development in harmony with the environment DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026