conventions

Question 1

CITES what is it

Answer 1

• convention of international trade in endangered species of Wild fauna and flora
  -aims to stop the buying and selling of them so that illegal hunting will stop
  adapted by 180 countries

Question 2

CITES good

Answer 2

• reducing ivory trade (tusks) and protecting african elephants
  -lists most endangered species

Question 3

CITES bad

Answer 3

• doesnt prevent deforestation
• species have to be under threat to make list = may be too late
  -local communities arent intereseted in protecting animalsas its profitable and some animals are destructive
  -worth 7-23bil so won stop

Question 4

Montreal protocol what is it

Answer 4

-landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates production of Ozone depleting substances

Question 5

Montreal protocol good

Answer 5

• supported over 8,600 projects (multilateral fund) worrth over 3.9bil to help developing nations reach goals
  -proves that if help poor countries, they can help

Question 6

UNCLOS what

Answer 6

• law of seas
• agreement defining rights and responsibilites of nations in using the oceans
  -guidelines for managing marine resources and the rights of landlocked states
  -exclusive economic zones EEZ 200miles = right to develop, exploit and amnage
  -regulate global shipping flows

Question 7

UNCLOS good

Answer 7

• landlocked countries given right to access for freedom
  -illegal for ships to wash out oil tanks with sea water
  -167 countries follow whaling commision guidleines helping them become less extinct

Question 8

UNCLOS bad

Answer 8

• some countries still whale fish

Question 9

Millenium ecosystem assesment what

Answer 9

• investigation into consequences of human caused ecosystem damage and what action required

Question 10

Millendium ecosystem assesment good

Answer 10

• 1300 contributers from 95 countries creates holistic study
  -helps determine the priorities

Question 11

Millenium ecosystem assessment bad

Answer 11

change is possible but significatn changes are not currently underway
-not a lot being done about the issues highlighted

Question 12

Helsinki rules

Answer 12

-international guideline regulating rivers

Question 13

Helsinki rules good

Answer 13

• success between colorado river = 80% to agriculture

Question 14

Helsinki rules bad

Answer 14

• doesnt address independent aquifers but only those connected to rivers
  -not enforceable
  -UN creaed new rules which are more inclusive and widely used

Question 15

RAMSAR convention

Answer 15

• 2200 wetland sites around world now protected by national govs and NGOs like WWF

Question 16

RAMSAR convention good

Answer 16

• succesful in large parts of world as wetlands most biodiverse ecosystems

Question 17

antartica treaty

Answer 17

. nbody owns it
-no mining or other economic activity

Question 18

antartica treaty good

Answer 18

• protects wildife and ecosystems

Question 19

antartica treaty bad

Answer 19

• renewable becoming exhausted so causing global pressure