Environment And Natural Resources Flashcards
(47 cards)
FULL FORM
UNCED,UNDP,UNFCCC,CBDR,
CPR, NGO, UNEP, WMC
1.UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
2.UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
3.UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
4. COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES
5. COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE
6. NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS
7. United Nations Environment Programme
8. Western Mining Corporation
The club of rome , a global think tank published which book in 1972?
“Limits to Growth “
In which year UNCED conference held where and when and what is the other name for this conference
In June 1992 , in rio de janeiro,brazil
This was also called as the earth summit or rio summit
The global economy lies on??
Oil
When , where and by whom chipko movement happened
In 1973, in the chamoli district of uttrakhand,India led by sunderlal bahuguna along with environmentalist like chandi prasad bhatt and gaura devi
The energy conservation act and electricity act passed in ??
2001, to improve energy efficiency and similarly the electricity act in 2003, it encourages the use of renewable energy
Also india has one of the largest renewable energy programmes in the world
India ratified the paris climate agreement on?
2 october 2016
Earth summit in rio was undertaken by India in ?
1997
About kyoto protocol
The protocol agreed to in 1997 in kyoto in Japan
Whats the aim of kyoto protocol
It is an international agreement setting targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions
Green house gas emissions gases like???
Carbon dioxide, methane, hydro fluoro carbons etc
In which year UNFCCC made
1992
The rio declaration at the earth summit in 1992 , is called
The principle of common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR)
In which year Antarctic treaty, Montreal protocol and Antarctic environmental protocol happened
- 1959
- 1987
- 1991
Common governance by the international community is known as?
Res communis humanitatis or global commons they include earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica the ocean floor and outer space
The rio summit was that rich and developed countries of the first world generally referred as?
The global north
Who joined earth summit ?
170 states, thousands ngos , many multinational corporations
The rio summit produced conventions dealing with climate change , biodiversity, forestry, and recommended a list of development practices called?
Agenda 21
About antartica
From book
What is our common future?
Our common future also known as the brundtland report was published in October 1987 by united nations through oxford university press
India signed and ratified kyoto protocol in ?
India signed and ratified the 1997 kyoto protocol in August 2002
When g-8 meeting held
June 2005
The world council of indigenous people was formed in ?
1975
Out of 30 cr indigenous people throughout the world including india…20 lakhs indigenous people from Phillippines lives in ???
Cordillera region
