Lecture 2

Question 1

What are the three pillars of sustainability?

Answer 1

Environmental, economic, and social dimensions​

Question 2

What global challenges drive the need for sustainable development?

Answer 2

Population growth, overconsumption, climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity​

Question 3

Who first introduced the concept of sustainability in forest management?

Answer 3

Hans Carl von Carlowitz in his 1713 work Sylvicultura Oeconomica​

Question 4

How did Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring influence sustainability?

Answer 4

It highlighted the environmental impact of pesticides, sparking the modern environmental movement​

Question 5

What was the outcome of the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment?

Answer 5

The Stockholm Declaration established foundational principles for environmental law

Question 6

When was established the NEPA?

Answer 6

NEPA was adopted in 1969 and became a law in 1970.

Question 7

Outcome of Rio 1992?

Answer 7

Publication of international treaties and soft law documents. Special outcome: Agenda 21. Aimed to establish international action on environmental and development issues in the 21st century.
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