The degradation of the water and carbon cycles and the implications for human wellbeing

Question 1

In Indonesia how many land conflicts were there in 2016 over the Palm oil industry?

Answer 1

700 land conflicts

Question 2

Which species does the loss of biodiversity from Palm oil plantations harm the most?

Answer 2

.Orang-utan
.Borneo elephant
.Sumatran Tiger

Question 3

How much funding did the UN give Indonesia as part of the forest moratorium to stop giving permits to the Palm oil industry?

Answer 3

$1 billion from the UN and Norwegian government

Question 4

By how much did the global forest decline by between 1990 and 2015?

Answer 4

3%

Question 5

Which type of forest had the greatest expansion due to afforestation from 2000 to 2012?

Answer 5

Eurasian Boreal forest

Question 6

What does China aim to increase its forest area between 2015 and 2020 by?

Answer 6

23%

Question 7

In the Kuznets curve what does environmental degradation worsen with?

Answer 7

Environmental degradation worsens with economic growth until a point is reached when attitudes toward the environment change towards conservation and protection rather than exploitation

Question 8

Give two factors which affect attitudinal change (changes in beliefs)

Answer 8

.Wars
.Political instability
.Trade relations
.Geographical location
.Wealth of countries
.Rising knowledge of the role of the environment
.Aid given to poor countries
.Governance of political systems