GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Overfishing, Supply Chain, Marine Stewardship Council
5 Dec 2016
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Legitimate authority: elected to oversee the usage and management of environment and resources on behalf of all. Done through: environmental acts, laws, planning, and scientific & regulatory oversight. In theory, meant to be objective (though objectivity is near impossible & politics is always at play) Greater attention to the allocation of rights to la(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d resour(cid:272)es to a(cid:448)oid (cid:858)tragedy of the (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)s(cid:859) (cid:894)though these ha(cid:448)e te(cid:374)ded to go (cid:373)ore po(cid:449)erful i(cid:374)terests(cid:895) Increase in environmental monitoring, oversight and planning through environmental acts, regulations and departments. Specific advances (success varies by country/region): parks and protected areas; air and water quality controls; banning most dangerous chemicals and pesticides; attention to large endangered species like whales, tigers, etc. Yet, environmental problems persist and intensify: overfishing and deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, biodiversity loss. Outcomes of ecosystem processes that allow society to function and that make economically activity possible. For example: soil formation; pollination; water purification; climate regulation.
