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Name the five key International Environmental Policy moments from 1970 to now.

-United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972)
-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?

-Agenda 21
-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?

Agenda 21 was a blueprint for sustainable development in the 21th century.
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 2: Reaffirms state sovereignty
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 I (for states)-Johannesburg Plan of Implementation - for priority issues
Type II (for non states and states) - Public-private partnerships for sustainable development

What are the three controversies regarding public-private partnerships?

Public-Private-Partnerships for Sustainable Development, defined as: “voluntary, multi- stakeholder initiatives aimed at implementing sustainable development.”

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 world was distracted by terrorism
-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

Green economy
Institutional framework for sustainable development

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