They are the top bodies for policy-making and legislation within their jurisdiction. They are authorized to enact local ordinances and supervise and enforce their implementation. There is also a variety in NGO size and impact on environmental decisionmaking at any level. Small NGOs, with a few members, focus primarily on nature conservation in their locality, whereas big organizations operate nation-wide, running various programs, campaigning, lobbying, or forming unions and associations. These groups or institutions have a great effect on the environment by their activities.
People working in local companies also live and raise their children in the local community.
They know that local business and industry are important to provide economic stability and jobs and want to live in good and healthy surroundings at the same time. They play an important role at local level. Research and environmental surveys at the local level are a necessary source of reliable data needed for the inventory of local environmental problems and assessing their impact. Changes in competencies in state administration have resulted in the termination of the regular measurement of some environmental data by central institutions, but without creating appropriate conditions for a take over by local governments. Schools and their scholars can supply the necessary knowledge and expertise to aid NGOs to set up eco-centers, and help with educational activities.