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Name the five key International Environmental Policy moments from 1970 to now.
-World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission 1987)
-United Nation Convention on Environment and Development (Rio 1992)
-World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002)
-United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 2012)
What were the key results of the 1972 Stockholm summit?
-It was the largest gathering of heads of state
-It put environmental issues on the global agenda
-It contributed to institutional change on a national level
-Ministries of environment were set up in many countries
-Pollution and nature protection laws were enacted
The stockholm summit was initiated by the UN
What did Agenda 21 entail?
It called on countries to develop National Sustainable Development Strategies which lead to local agenda 21 initiatives spreading worldwide.
It states:
States have the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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Name three important principles of the Rio declaration
Principle 10: Access to information and public participation in environmental decision-making
Principle 15: Precautionary Principle
What are the type 1 and type 2 outcomes of the Johannesburg summit?
Type II (for non states and states) - Public-private partnerships for sustainable development
What are the three controversies regarding public-private partnerships?
Other see PPPs as
Green-washing by industry
A way to avoid binding obligations
An abrogation of responsibility by the state
Why was environmentalism in trouble after the Johannesburg summit according to Wagner (2003)?
-Because the hegemon has checked out
-Because trade rules are trumping environmental governance
-Because there is a declining support for international environmental institutions
What are the two key foci of Rio+20
Institutional framework for sustainable development
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