The Need for Global Environmental Protection (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Definition of globalisation
Definition of globalisation
Integration of economies via removal of trade/travel restrictions
Definition of free trade
Definition of free trade
Trade between countries with few/no govt restrictions
Indonesia's annual deforestation rate (hectares)
Indonesia's annual deforestation rate (hectares)
1 million hectares annually
% of supermarket products containing palm oil
% of supermarket products containing palm oil
40%
Annual electronic waste discarded globally (tonnes)
Annual electronic waste discarded globally (tonnes)
50 million tonnes
Estimated environmental refugees by 2050
Estimated environmental refugees by 2050
150 million
Why 1951 UN Refugee Convention excludes environmental refugees
Why 1951 UN Refugee Convention excludes environmental refugees
They're not 'fleeing persecution' as defined in Convention
Global fisheries in serious decline by early 1990s (out of 17)
Global fisheries in serious decline by early 1990s (out of 17)
13
Countries at 2002 Earth Summit making marine commitments
Countries at 2002 Earth Summit making marine commitments
189
Definition of ratification
Definition of ratification
Nation's formal consent to be bound by a treaty