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Question 1

What are the IGOs which are trying to manage the environment?

Answer 1

Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)
UN convention on the law of the seas (UNCLOS)
The Water Convention
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA)
Antarctic treaty system

Question 2

What are the aims and difficulties of CITES?

Answer 2

Aims:
- aim to ensure trade of species doesn’t threaten their survival
Difficulties:
- enforcement not strict enough so not universally successful

Question 3

Aims and difficulties of UNCLOS

Answer 3

Aims:
- provides guidelines on marine resources and which nations own dependent on nautical miles
Difficulties:
- doesn’t work when multiple nations nautical miles overlap

Question 4

Aims and Difficulties of the water convention

Answer 4

Aims:
- to protect the quantity, quality and sustainable use of transboundary water sources
Difficulties:
- political conflicts can still arise such as between Greece and Turkey

Question 5

Aims and difficulties of MEA

Answer 5

Aims:
- assess consequences to ecosystems and act to conserve
Difficulties:
- overfishing can impact ecosystems

Question 6

Aims and difficulties of Antarctic treaty system

Answer 6

Aims:
- gives people permission to visit for scientific research
Difficulties:
- visitors can disturb fragile environment