1. When and where did the Earth summit take place?
Ans. It was held in the year 1992 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs and many multinational corporations.
2.What is Agenda 21?
Ans. The Rio Summit produced conventions dealing with climate change, biodiversity, forestry and recommended a list of development practices called Agenda 21.
3.What are global Commons?
Ans. Those resources which are not owned by anyone but rather shared by a community. Eg.Earth's atmosphere, Antarctica, the ocean floor and outer space.
4. When was the Energy conservation Act passed in India?
Ans. In the year 2001.It outlines initiatives to improve energy efficiency.
5.Name some of the major environmental movements.
Ans. The forest movements, movement against mining corporations and the Anti dam movement.
6.What is the main objective of Kyoto protocol?
Ans. It is an international agreement setting targets for industrialized countries to cut their greenhouse emissions.
7. What is Common Property Resources?
Ans. It represents common property for the group. The members of the group have both rights and duties with respect to the nature,levels of use and the maintenance of a given resource.
8.What is Resource geopolitics?
Ans. It is all about who gets what, when, where and how.
9 When was the World council of Indigenous Peoples formed.
Ans. In 1975.
10. What is the main objective of UNFCCC of 1992?
Ans. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides that the parties should act to protect the climate system on the basis of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
Ans. It was held in the year 1992 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs and many multinational corporations.
2.What is Agenda 21?
Ans. The Rio Summit produced conventions dealing with climate change, biodiversity, forestry and recommended a list of development practices called Agenda 21.
3.What are global Commons?
Ans. Those resources which are not owned by anyone but rather shared by a community. Eg.Earth's atmosphere, Antarctica, the ocean floor and outer space.
4. When was the Energy conservation Act passed in India?
Ans. In the year 2001.It outlines initiatives to improve energy efficiency.
5.Name some of the major environmental movements.
Ans. The forest movements, movement against mining corporations and the Anti dam movement.
6.What is the main objective of Kyoto protocol?
Ans. It is an international agreement setting targets for industrialized countries to cut their greenhouse emissions.
7. What is Common Property Resources?
Ans. It represents common property for the group. The members of the group have both rights and duties with respect to the nature,levels of use and the maintenance of a given resource.
8.What is Resource geopolitics?
Ans. It is all about who gets what, when, where and how.
9 When was the World council of Indigenous Peoples formed.
Ans. In 1975.
10. What is the main objective of UNFCCC of 1992?
Ans. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides that the parties should act to protect the climate system on the basis of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
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