The Roles of International NGOs in the Conservation of Bio-Diversity of Wetlands

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are made up of professionals concerned and enthusiastic citizens. NGO experts can be used profitably as consultants to environment authorities and can also be used as teachers in public awareness programmes for the community. This paper will focus on the roles played by these NGOs internationally and the local ones as well in the conservation of bio-diversity, especially on wetlands. The overall aim of this paper is to provide an understanding of the importance roles of NGOs for the conservation of wetlands worldwide and to discuss proposals and recommendations for better implementation of roles by these NGOs. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia