It says that any nongovernmental organization, or individual, is empowered to uphold international conservation law.

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In a statement Monday, Scouts spokesman Deron Smith said that, under the new policy, groups that oversee the organization's youth programs, including churches and schools, would be empowered to make their own choices.

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Rapidly developing technologies in information technology and communications has empowered supporters of different causes around the world by supplying them with the information, organization and motivation to take action on their streets or even from their own homes.

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