Como dizer "impulsionar" em inglês

Hi there!

I'm trying to find some terms in English which correspond to the verb "impulsionar". I thought about "promote" and "encourage". Any other ideas?

"Impulsionar o desenvolvimento de práticas responsáveis com o meio ambiente"

"Impulsionar a economia local"


Thanks in advance.

P.S. Before creating this topic, I googled it and searched for it here in the forum as well, but couldn't find other ideas.