INTA 1110 Lecture Notes - World Wide Fund For Nature, United Nations Environment Programme, Ecological Footprint
6 Dec 2012
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Carrying capacity: max level of resource exploitation earth can handle. Ecological footprint: the land and water resources required to maintain a requisite standard of living. International gatherings on the environment: 1972 stockholm conference lead to creation of united nations environment programme, 1992 un conference on environment and development. Action plan regarding global, national, local behavior that affects the environment. Relates sustainability to development: 2002 world summit on sustainable development. Emphasis on poverty, clean water, sanitation, and agricultural improvements. Ngo activism: creation of ngos and silent spring (1962) Damage to human, animal and birdlife by industrial pesticides like. Ddt: failure of political parties to handle environmental disasters. Friends of the earth, greenspace, world wildlife fund for nature. Climate change: co2 in the atmosphere. Before the industrial revolution was at about 280 ppm. Recent high rate of increase due to fossil fuel burning and reduction of carbon sinks: earth temperature.
