penny jones, plenary session at 2009 conference, on changing attitudes towards the environment

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By Penny Jones

Acting Country DirectorPlan Timor-Leste

6 July, 2009

Greening

institutions inTimor-Leste


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Initial Green Task Force activities (pre-

survey)

Tree planting

Film screening

Poster campaign

Green Team Awards for staff

Infrastructure improvements Fans installed

Taps fixed

Waste segregation.

Environmental policies Duplex printing

Green catering.


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Introducing the Green Investigator

Izito Castanheira,

Plan Timor-Lestes

Operations Manager.


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Plan Timor-Leste Staff Environmental

Survey

Conducted over

approx 1 month, from

18 Feb 2009.

104 staff participated(96.2 %).

Written interviews

Tetum and English.

Open-ended

questions.

Results reported for

Timorese

respondents.

Respondents by district (%)

51.6

28.0

4.3

16.1

0

20

40

60

Dili Aileu Lautem Unspecified


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Survey findings: Views of the

environment

Major environmental issue facing the

world: Pollution 30.0%

Natural disasters 20.0%.

Best source of information on theenvironment: Government 29.0%

Television / films: 11.8%.


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Survey findings: Views of the

environment

Young people need to

know more about the

environment. This is

crucial for Timor-Leste,

because the environment

is not just one thing: its

the earth, the sea and the

sky. Male, Dili.

The environment is an

important part of our

health. Male, Dili


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Survey findings: Protecting the

environment

Most important action Timorese people should take to

protect the environment (%)

18.3

8.6 8.6

52.7

11.8

0

20

40

60

Planting /protection of

trees

Awareness-raising Waste disposal -appropriate Cleaning Other


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environment

Biggest obstacle to environmental

protection in Timor-Leste: Education / awareness 43.0%.

Most important thing international

organisations can do to protect the

environment in Timor-Leste: Education / awareness-raising 51.6%.


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environment

Now the world is getting warmer, we need

to plant lots of trees, and protect

ourselves from natural disasters. Male,

Aileu.

We need to help communities to prepare

alternatives. If we tell them not to cut

down trees, we need to help them find

other options. Male, Lautem.People often dont think enough about the

environment. They throw garbage

anywhere, cut down trees, and burn

rubbish in peoples living areas. As for the


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Survey findings: Changes in staff

behaviour

73.1% of respondents said they and their families

had taken a new environmental initiative in the

previous 6 months.

Family initiatives in previous 6 months (%)

25.2

19.5

27.6 27.6

0

10

20

30

Waste

management

Tree planting Cleaning Other


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behaviour

88.2% said they could do more at home to

protect the environment.

Additional ways respondents could protect the environment at

home (%)

4.7 5.5

13.5 13.1 12.0

4.0

0

5

10

15

Cleaning Tree planting /

protection

Waste

management

Education /

awareness

raising

Waste

minimisation

Other


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behaviour

Plan has explained about the environment

to its staff and to the communities where

it works, but we still dont have very good

results. But gradually, people will start to

understand. Male, Dili.

We should introduce penalties for staff

who do not follow good environmental

practices, so that staff get used to lookingafter the environment everywhere, not

just at Plan. Female, Lautem.


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Survey findings: Views of the Green

Task Force

Most useful Green Task Force activity:Tree planting / gardening 31.9%

Education / awareness raising 13.2%

Waste management 13.2%.


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Task Force

44.1% had told someone outside Plan aboutthe Green Task Force.

People whom respondents told about Green Task Force (%)

32.7

19.2 17.313.5

9.6

3.8 3.8

0

10

20

30

40

Family Neighbours Plan

beneficiaries

Friends Other NGOs Government Others


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Task Force

Most frequent suggestions for Green TaskForce: More awareness-raising for staff / communities 41.3% of

suggestions.

Increase presence in rural areas 9.3% of suggestions.


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Lesson-learned: Effective

environmental education

Need to shareinformation in a

variety of ways Participatory activities (eg

tree planting) are effective. Written messages (eg

emails) are less effective.


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Changes made a result of lessons

learned

Participatory workshop on theenvironment for extended management

team.

Environmental action plan developed.Aileu office established its own Green Task

ForceTree planting campaign

Improved waste management practices

Environmental awareness-raising in rural areas.


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The latest Green Task Force Action

Plan

Community: Environmental campaign.

Office:Tree planting

Reduce energy use Reduce water use.

Home: Provide advice to all staff to

have and clean a household

toilet.


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Questions?

Please contact Penny Jones

Acting Country Director

Plan Timor-Leste

+670 331 2492

[email protected].

penny jones, plenary session at 2009 conference, on changing attitudes towards the environment

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