Global Governance - Agenda 21

Question 1

What is agenda 21?

Answer 1

Global blueprint for sustainable development

Question 2

What is agenda 21’s action plan?

Answer 2

To cascade down through national governments and local authorities - more sustainability.

Question 3

Example of agenda 21

Answer 3

Uk recycling options

Question 4

What kind of approach is it seem to be ???

Answer 4

Top down
But wants a bottom up response.
As ideas need to filter down from national governments to individual actions

Question 5

Criticisms of agenda 21

Answer 5

Difficult imposing a strategy for all counties to follow - controversy

Question 6

In the USA , what have groups said about agenda 21?

Answer 6

Attack on personal
Liberties - car usage.
Focus on population control ( religious people against this)
Attack on ideal of private property.

Question 7

What is the controversy about the ‘precautionary principle’

Answer 7

Agenda 21 suggests development should proceed with caution and weigh up environment impacts. However they have been guilty of this - until proven innocent