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Multiple-choice excercise
Find the correct answer for each question.
Liability - Means ”responsibility” in a legal perspective.
- Means ”guilt” in a legal perspective.
- Means ”not responsible” in a legal perspective
Concessions is - Another word for forbidden.
- Another word for permissions.
- Another word for compliance with the law.
The first environmental laws: - Prohibited the use of certain chemicals in agriculture
- Prohibited overfishing.
- Prohibited waste dumping in the sea
The precautionary principle means that: - If you are not sure of the environmental impact, don’t do it!
- The environmental impact of an activity must be assesed by the party who want to start the activity.
- The environmental impact of an activity must be assesed by experts that are neutral.
The abbreviation EIA means: - Environmental Inspection Assembly
- Environmental Investigation Authority
- Environmental Impact Assessment
UNCED is: - An abbreviation for the Rio Conference on the Environment and Development in 1992
- United Nations Convention on Economic Development
- United Nations Century of Environmental Development
The Hallandsåsen tunnel project is located in: - Finland
- Denmark
- Sweden
The Gabcikovo-Nagymaros project is about the use of a river in Europé. Which one? - Nemunas
- Danube
- Oder
How far from the coastline are the territorial waters of a state in general? - 56 nautical miles
- 12 nautical miles
- 36 nautical miles
The Aarhus convention from 1998 is: - On access to information and public participation in environmental matters
- A treaty of fishing quotas agreed between all states bordering the Baltic Sea
- Is a treaty regulating oil transports on the Baltic Sea
The MARPOL convention from 1973/78 is a: - Treaty regulating national responsibility for long-range airborne pollution in the European Union
- Treaty regulating when international environmental impact assessments are necessary in transboundary projects
- Treaty that ban pollution from ships in the Baltic Sea
Quiz data by Magnus Lehman.
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