Chapter 21
Behaviour and the Environment

Find the correct answer for each question.

1. The World Commission on Environment and Development made an important report in 1987. What was it called?

   1.   ?    Our Common Future
   2.   ?    Mission World Possible
   3.   ?    Visible Future

2. The concept of biological diversity was introduced by:

   1.   ?    Ferdinand Eiffel
   2.   ?    Edward O. Wilson
   3.   ?    Jochen van der Velt

3. IUCN is an abbreviation that stands for:

   1.   ?    International University Centres for Nature
   2.   ?    International Union for the Conservation of Nature
   3.   ?    International University Call for Nature

4. Agenda 21 was the outcome of a famous international conference. Which one?

   1.   ?    The United Nations conference in Stockholm 1972
   2.   ?    The United Nations conference in Rio de Janeiro 1992
   3.   ?    The United Nations conference in Tbilisi 1977

5. When was Baltic 21 introduced?

   1.   ?    1996
   2.   ?    1979
   3.   ?    1986

6. The Baltic Sea Project, BSP

   1.   ?    Is a project within the framwork of the European Union to stimulate education about the Baltic Sea at universities
   2.   ?    Is a project among municipalities and cities around the Baltic Sea with the intention to promote multilateral agreements to utilize the common natural resources of oil and gas outside of territorial waters
   3.   ?    Is a project within UNESCO to increase environmental awareness among schoolchildren in the Baltic Sea region

7. The concept ”Deep ecology” as an eco-philosophy was introduced by:

   1.   ?    Hneryk Skolimowski
   2.   ?    James Lovelock
   3.   ?    Arne Naess

8. Intergenerational justice is:

   1.   ?    Equal rights between people
   2.   ?    Equal rights between people and future generations
   3.   ?    Equal rights for future generations and between nations

9. The Brundtland report is:

   1.   ?    Another title of the Rio-declaration Agenda 21
   2.   ?    Another title for Caring for the Earth by IUCN
   3.   ?    Another title for Our Common Future by the World Commission on Environment and Development

10. The Earth Summit is:

    1.   ?    The Rio conference in 1992
    2.   ?    The Helsinki conference in 1974
    3.   ?    The Stockholm conference in 1972