{"id":568,"date":"2023-05-13T10:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T10:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pagdand.surelabs.in\/?page_id=568"},"modified":"2025-09-03T06:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:21:23","slug":"police-advocate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pagdand.org\/?page_id=568","title":{"rendered":"Police Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"568\" class=\"elementor elementor-568\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c151a2b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c151a2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27eaaa0\" data-id=\"27eaaa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b0bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97b0bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1428\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture-3.png 1428w, https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture-3-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture-3-1024x193.png 1024w, https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture-3-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d9d6b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d9d6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-899b59e\" data-id=\"899b59e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea81d2a elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ea81d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-feather-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be2db25 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be2db25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ba831\" data-id=\"86ba831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b1f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b1f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gdlr-title-item gdlr-item\"><div class=\"gdlr-item-title-wrapper pos-left \"><p class=\"gdlr-item-title gdlr-skin-title gdlr-skin-border\">Too often, those who have the power to influence policies and decisions regarding the environment are not fully aware of the consequences of their decisions. It is imperative to bring important environmental issues to the forefront in order to bring changes that have a legal basis. Policy advocacy is a powerful tool to inform concerned stakeholders about crucial environmental issues. Environmental advocacy aims at both protecting people from biohazards, as well as protecting the natural world. It is a long-term process to problem solving with sustained efforts. The purpose of policy advocacy at Pagdand is:<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"three-fifth columns\"><div class=\"gdlr-item gdlr-content-item\"><div class=\"textjustify\"><ul><li>Creating policies where none exist.<\/li><li>Refining harmful or ineffective policies.<\/li><li>Ensuring good policies are followed, implemented and enforced.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"two-fifth columns\"><div class=\"gdlr-image-frame-item gdlr-item\"><div class=\"gdlr-frame frame-type-none\"><div class=\"gdlr-image-link-shortcode\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gdlr-title-item gdlr-item\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-542caf9\" data-id=\"542caf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5edc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5edc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/policy_advocacy-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-582\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/policy_advocacy-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/policy_advocacy-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pagdand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/elementor\/thumbs\/policy_advocacy-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dfa956 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dfa956\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd95da3\" data-id=\"cd95da3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9987743 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9987743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-feather-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Pagdand is doing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6362fa7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6362fa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94232ba\" data-id=\"94232ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375e2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375e2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We advocate to influence the policies and actions of governments, academicians, institutions, the private sector and the community at large. Our Advocacy encompasses research and policy analysis, communications and public campaigning. In different situations, our advocacy can be focused on securing formal policy changes, driving implementation of existing policy or creating an enabling environment for change.<\/p><p>These issues include, water, climate change, biodiversity and education. To do so, we engage in key debates by:<\/p><ul><li>Encouraging members\u2019 mobilisation and, whenever possible, coordinating collective action<\/li><li>Providing expertise<\/li><li>Participating in relevant policy meetings<\/li><li>Coordinating with individuals and organisations<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Too often, those who have the power to influence policies and decisions regarding the environment are not fully aware of the consequences of their decisions. It is imperative to bring important environmental issues to the forefront in order to bring changes that have a legal basis. 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