Study unit 13: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS

Question 1

list some principles of the stockholm

Answer 1

declaration natural resource management, the relationship
between the environment and development, and pollution prevention

Question 2

what was the outcome for the rio earth summit in1992

Answer 2

(1) The Rio Declaration
(2) Agenda 21
(3) Declaration on Forest Principles
(4) Convention on Climate Change
(5) Convention on Biological Diversity

Question 3

what are world heritage sites

Answer 3

World heritage sites are those that the international community has acknowledged as
having outstanding universal value and forming part of a common global inheritance

Question 4

What are the advantages of inscription as a world heritage site

Answer 4

• The site receives national and international recognition and can make use of the
world heritage logo.
• The site is protected for future generations.
• Financial assistance from the World Heritage Fund is possible.
• The site becomes part of the outreach and educational endeavours of the World
Heritage Committee so that better knowledge of different cultures and countries and
their sites is disseminated worldwide.

protected area of biosphrre is unique in that it satisfies what three equally
important aims that relate to sustainability

• contribute to the conservation of landscapes, ecosystems, species and genetic
variation
• foster economic and human development which is socioculturally and ecologically
sustainable
• provide support for research, monitoring, education and information exchange
related to local, national and global issues of conservation and development

Question 5

what are the 3 pillars of sustainable development

Answer 5

economic develpoment
soocial development
environmental protection