Environmental Science 101
International Initiatives Study Guide


After the "International Initiatives" lecture and readings you should be able to answer and discuss the following questions.

What is an international environmental agreement?

What is meant by a bilateral agreement?

What is meant by a multilateral agreement?

Which organization is primarily responsible for the drafting and implementation of international environmental agreements?

What are some of the specific topic for these international environmental agreements?

What was happening to stratospheric ozone prior to any international environmental agreements?

What is the significance of the Vienna Protocol of 1985?

What is the significance of the Montreal Protocol of 1987?

What has been the impact of the Montreal Protocol of 1987?

What has happened to ozone level in the stratosphere since 1987?

What is the significance of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 1992?

What are the aims and goals of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997?

What are the aims and goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015?

What obligations does the Paris Agreement of 2015 place on signatory countries?

Why did and for what reasons did Trump file a petition for withdrawal from the Paris Agreement of 2015?

What are the aims and goals of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests of 1963?

What are the aims and goals of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty of 1996?

What is the purpose of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959?

What is the purpose of the World Heritage Convention of 1972?

What is the purpose of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of 1973?

What is the purpose of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling of 1946?

What is the purpose of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution of 1972?

What is the purpose of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973?