Environment Quiz | Globalization101

The Tuna Dolphin Case was

A Greenpeace campaign to stop American fishers from killing dolphins while harvesting tuna.
An international lawsuit brought to GATT by Central and South American countries against the US for imposing unfair standards for the harvesting of tuna.
A case that ignited protest at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle in 1999. Protestors dressed as dolphins and harassed trade ministers.
An international campaign by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to protect dolphins.

Trade in endangered species

is unregulated at the international level. There are only national laws dealing with the issue, such as the Endangered Species Act passed in the United States.
is regulated extremely well in Thailand, Indonesia, and India. These countries have extremely stringent rules, which serve as international models for the rest of the world.
is regulated by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which was established in 1973 to protect the most endangered species.
only occurs in developing countries. Rich countries have been able to solve the problem completely.

The spread of invasive species

is unregulated at the international level. There are only national laws dealing with the issue, such as the National Invasive Species Act passed in the United States in 1996.
does not cause much harm because local animals and plants adapt quickly to the new species.
only refers to animals, such as the predatory snakefish in Maryland which eats all small animals.
is a new phenomenon that has only started occurring in the past hundred years.

Loss of biodiversity

is no longer a problem. The current rate is now equal to the natural historical rate.
is a problem because biodiversity provides irreplaceable environmental services, supports human health through facilitating the development of medicines and offers genetic resources for food and agriculture.
is easy to measure because all of the world's plants and have already been identified.
is regulated by the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), an action plan, with a specific procedure, to protect biodiversity.

Oceans

are protected by national governments, as there is no area left in the world that is not associated with a sovereign nation.
are a "common heritage of mankind" and have the Protection of the World's Oceans Treaty to protect it from pollution and other environmental problems.
can adapt easily to the loss of fish and other marine species to human consumption.
are only regulated by treaties covering specific issues, such as UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and fisheries agreements. There is no comprehensive treaty covering all the issues.

Desertification

is protected by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification with treats the problem regionally, rather than by a country specific approach, recognizing that poor countries may not be able to create their own action plan.
is unrelated to productivity, a matter solely determined by education and good governance.
leads to the loss of the primary resources-fertile topsoil, vegetation, and crops-that sustain economic activity.
is caused only by climactic variations, human activities do not contribute to the process.

Global warming is caused by

fossil fuel combustion associated with industrial development
the burning of forests by farmers in the developing world
biomass combustion-the burning of wood, coal, and dung for cooking and heat-by the poor
all of the above.

Ozone Depletion

is on the rise because most countries do not recognize the problem and have not agreed in principle to combat it.
is not linked to human activity, such as emissions from man-made sources of halocarbons, most notably chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
has been decreasing because the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer treats rich countries and poor countries the same.
is decreasing as the incremental approach of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer provides an action plan to reduce ozone-depleting substances that takes into account economic growth and scientific advances.

Global warming

is controversial. While international regulations include the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocols, not all countries have agreed on the best way to solve it.
is measured by a specific figure for an acceptable concentration of greenhouse gases that was set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
is addressed by the Kyoto Protocols which has the same restrictions for all countries, including developing countries.
can be easily addressed by countries, without incurring any economic costs.

Pollution

is controversial because the science has not clearly shown that tighter pollution regulations are worth imposing.
is hard to combat because no technologies have been developed to avoid use of hazardous chemicals.
is still a problem despite domestic regulations and international efforts, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, to ban many of the most dangerous chemicals.
is no longer a problem because of domestic regulations and international efforts, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, to ban many of the most dangerous chemicals.