Government policy

This publication presents innovative ways that have been used to influence policy processes, from community pressure groups through elected and unelected leaders, to scientific discourse at the levels of directors of economic planning and conservation. The book analyzes experiences from a variety of conservation interventions by IUCN and other agencies, primarily in Eastern Africa, and challenges the notion of policymaking as a cyclical process.

Government of Pakistan set in motion the local governance system under the Local Government Ordinance (LGO) 2001, which introduced a three-tier system of governance at the district, tehsil and union council level. Synchronising the concept of district conservation strategies with the need to develop «crystallised vision for the integrated development of the area» provided under Section 140 (4) of LGO 2001, the sustainable development agenda for the district was realigned as Integrated District Development Vision (IDDV).