Multiple Choice QuestionWhat was the world's first widely adopted biodiversity policy?Multiple choice question.The Convention on International Trade in Endangered SpeciesThe Convention on Biological DiversityInternational Convention for the Safety of Life at SeaThe Endangered Species Act

Multiple Choice QuestionIn addition to the direct mission of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), why was CITES so important?Multiple choice question.CITES was the first international policy to address climate change.It was the world's first widely adopted biodiversity policy.It created the first cap-and-trade system for endangered species.It reduced the sovereignty of nations in order to protect individual species.

Multiple Choice QuestionThis international agreement established rules to restrict unauthorized or illegal trade across national boundaries.Multiple choice question.The Convention on International Trade in Endangered SpeciesThe Basel ConventionThe Montreal Protocol

Which of the following principles does NOT appear in the Convention on Biological Diversity:Group of answer choicesPrecautionary approachCommon concern of mankindObligation to conduct environmental impact assessmentPolluter pays

Which of the following Conventions is an example of ‘first generation’ environmental treaties?Group of answer choicesUN Convention on the Law of the SeaConvention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution DamageConvention on Biological DiversityUN Framework Convention on Climate Change

People have identified environmental problems and worked to protect nature Blank______.Multiple choice question.beginning with the colonization of North Americaonly since the 1960sas early as thousands of years ago