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facilities; or vehicle owners in maintaining their vehicles

properly to reduce excessive smoke; and every member of the

community in the fight against litter.

OVERALL POLICY OBJECTIVES

8.4

The

Government's

overall

ob jectives for

environmental

education are

to make

ou r

community, including specific

sections of the community, aware of their

responsibilities in creating and maintaining

a healthy and pleasant environment;

to

encourage the develop ment, through the

formal e du cation system,

of a well informed,

environmentally

community;

aware

and responsible

to

make professionals

concerned

with

development, and decision makers, more aware

of the imp lications

the environment

their decisions on

of

and the health and welfare

of our

community.

CURRENT PROGRAMMES

General Publicity and Information

8.5

several publicity campaigns

Over the past few

years the Government has run

comprising poster,

pamphlets,

and television "Announcements in the Public Interest",

aimed at increasing public awareness of the problems caused

by

pollution or high lighting

the way specific sectors of

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