NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PERFORMACE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Okoljske nevladne organizacije, sestavljene iz interesno povezanih posameznikov, predstavljajo enega izmed temeljev civilne družbe. Po celem svetu se skrb za varovanje okolja in trajnostni razvoj iz ozadja počasi premika med prioritete posameznikov ter skupnosti. Da je temu res tako pričajo dokumenti in zakoni sprejeti s strani mnogih držav ter unij. Pri oblikovanju okoljskih politik igrajo pomembno vlogo tudi nevladne organizacije, ki s svojim delom pogosto prve opozorijo na problematiko, ki se pojavlja v okolju. Le-to igra tudi pomembno vlogo v življenju posameznika ter v njegovem dojemanju varnosti. Vendar pa se okoljske nevladne organizacije, predvsem v zadnjem času, spopadajo z vse večjimi finančnimi težavami, zaradi česar se mnoge borijo za obstoj. V diplomskem delu smo se osredotočili na delovanje okoljskih nevladnih organizacij ter njihov razvoj, pravne predpise, ki njihovo delovanje urejajo ter ga omogočajo ter izpostavili nekaj najbolj vidnih organizacij, ki delujejo na področju Slovenije in tujine. Z vidika varnostnih študij smo obravnavali pojem varnosti ter vpliv varovanja okolja nanj, predvsem v povezavi z delovanjem okoljskih nevladnih organizacij.Environmental non-governmental organizations, consisting of interest-related individuals, represent one of the foundations of civil society. Concerns for environmental protection and sustainability are slowly claiming their place among the priorities of individuals and communities all over the world. Evidence supporting the claim may be found in the form of documents and laws adopted by many countries and unions. Non-governmental organizations play an important role in the development of environmental policies and are often the first to address the occurring environmental issues. Environment as such plays a significant role in the lives of individuals and their perception of security. Unfortunately, many non-governmental environmental organizations are currently dealing with major financial problems and many are struggling for mere existence. This paper focuses on the work of non-governmental environmental organizations, their development, legal grounds for their existence and highlights some of the most prominent organizations in Slovenia and abroad. It discusses the concept of security from the viewpoint of security studies in correlation to environment and non-governmental environmental organizations