UNEP plays a significant role in catalysing action to protect the environment through enhanced collaboration with the multitude of major groups actors who share the same purpose around the world. UNEP's strategy on enhancing major groups engagement is based on engagement at the policy level to take into account major groups expertise and views at the intergovernmental level, and on the programmatic level in implementation of UNEP's work programme. Strategy Paper on Enhancing Civil Society Engagement in the Work of UNEP>> (PDF, 314 KB).