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If the rate of deforestation is less than the annual growth of the forest, then the forest removal is unsustainable. True or false
True
False
Environmental indicators and ecological footprints can be used to assess what factor.
Carbon Foot print
Carbon Waste
None of these
An example of an international summit or conference addressing environmental issues is the Kyoto Protocol. True or false.
True
False
Examples of non-renewable capital include fossil fuels and mineral.
Soil
Ozone
Mineral
EIA stands for
EIAs provide decision makers with information to consider the environmental impact of a project. True or false.
True
False
The first stage of an EIA is to carry out a what kind of study?.
Initial study
Pioneer study
Baseline study
Variables such as soil and species diversity are not measures as a part of EIAs.
True or false.
True
False
Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal, while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it. True or false.
True
False
As a model, ecological footprints are able to provide a quantitative estimate of human ecological footprints also. True or false.
True
False
What means ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’.
Sustainable development consists of two pillars: economic development & social development
- True or false
True
False
An ecocentric worldview leads to greater caution and a drive to use Earth’s natural resources in a sustainable way rather than rely on technology to solve the problems. True or false.
True
False
Measurements of what factor may be used quantitatively as environmental indicators of sustainability.
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
Sustainable
A baseline study establishes the biodiversity of an area to be developed so that potential negative
effects can be prevented. True or false.
True
False
What focuses on a given population and its current rate of resource consumption, and estimates the area of environment necessary to sustainably support that particular population.
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