Harnessing the Power of Crowdsourcing and Public Participation to Advance Global Environmental Protection

Abstract

The principles of international environmental law serve as an effective framework in analyzing the legal elements of environmental hazards. In the light of the matter, the important principle of participation is regarded as the primary facilitator in the process of environmental protection and the prevention of the extent and progression of environmental hazards. This principle, in considering methods such as crowdsourcing, may identify a progressive strategy and visualize the impact of citizens and people in the protection of the biosphere. The basic approaches of this research include participatory democracy, access to information, public decision-making, and environmental litigation. This research intends to light up a path to attaining the goals of international environmental legislation by drawing a two-way interaction between the two with the goal of examining the viability of realizing the principle of participation in light of crowdsourcing. It also seeks to resolve the question of how effective the process of using crowdsourcing as an implementation tool of the participation principle may be in attaining the goals of environmental support and protection. By reviewing and analyzing relevant sources, this article argues that enhancing the participation of stakeholders, including civil groups and individuals, may improve the effectiveess of environmental legislation and promote social and environmental justice and suggests that creating platforms to share information and engage with stakeholders and the public, as well as consider mechanisms to ensure accountability and the balance of power along the way, can be very effective.