Japanese NGOs to be more active, monitor gov't at WSSD

Japanese NGOs to be more active, monitor gov't at WSSD

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsutoshi Hayakawa, managing director of the Osaka-based Citizens' Alliance for Saving the Atmosphere and the Earth (CASA), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News. He said Japanese nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to play a greater role and monitor government activities at the upcoming summit on sustainable development in South Africa.

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