Chapter 23
International Co-operation for the Environment

Find the correct answer for each question.

1. When was UNEP, United Nations Environmental Programme created?

   1.   ?    1972
   2.   ?    1988
   3.   ?    1992

2. The Montreal Protocol from 1988 adress the problem of

   1.   ?    acidification
   2.   ?    eutrophication
   3.   ?    ozone depletion

3. IPCC means:

   1.   ?    International Panel on Climate Change
   2.   ?    International Panel for Co-operation on Chemicals
   3.   ?    Interregional Protocol for Carbon Cuts

4. WTO means:

   1.   ?    World Tourist Organization
   2.   ?    World Trade Organization
   3.   ?    Wildlife Trust Occidentale

5. In the Kyoto Protocol industrialized nations agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions during the period 2008-2012 by:

   1.   ?    12,8%
   2.   ?    5,2%
   3.   ?    3,1%

6. DG:s are:

   1.   ?    European Union Directore Generale for the policy areas
   2.   ?    Document Greene, the international charters of the national assiciations of the Friends of the Earth
   3.   ?    Directive Generale, special amendments accompanying the directives for EMAS certification

7. The Amsterdam treaty is:

   1.   ?    A treaty of the European Union on eco-tourism signed in 1999
   2.   ?    A European Union treaty signed in 1997
   3.   ?    A UN treaty regarding control of acidification signed in 1987

8. The Maastricht treaty is:

   1.   ?    A European Union treaty and an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol for extra Carbon dioxide reductions of 7% for the memberstates of the Union
   2.   ?    A treaty for the European Union signed in 1988 depicting a common environmental policy
   3.   ?    A treaty for the European Union signed in 1991 which currently serves as a fundamental document of the Union

9. EMAS means:

   1.   ?    Environmental Management Accredition System
   2.   ?    Environmental Management Association
   3.   ?    Eco-Management and Audit System

10. A Directive is:

    1.   ?    Recommendations from the World Wildlife Fund are called ”directives”
    2.   ?    Legistation from the European Union are called ”directives”
    3.   ?    Decisions by the security council of the United Nations are called ”directives”

11. The Helsinki convention:

    1.   ?    Was signed in 1974 by all the Baltic Sea states for the protection of the marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
    2.   ?    Was signed in 1970 by a majority of the states of the United Nations with an important document on democracy and human rights
    3.   ?    Was signed in 1995 by the National governments bordering the Baltic Sea regarding regulations on oil transports