Chapter 4 International Social and Cultural Cooperation International Cooperation in Environmental Conservation Sub-Theme 2 The Quest for Cooperation and Prosperity

Environmental problems Deforestation Pollution International Cooperation in Environment Conservation Global warming Exhausting of the world’s resources

Major developments of international cooperation Cooperation between the two superpowers Agreed to greatly reduce sulphur emissions to control acid rain Emissions have dropped by 50% between The UN Environmental Programme (1972) International Cooperation in Environment Conservation It serves as a focal point for environmental action and coordination within the UN system It highlights the damage caused to the ozone layer Montreal Protocol Treaty was signed to reduce chemical emissions

Major developments of international cooperation The Friends of the Earth International (1971) It encourages public participation and enhance democratic decision- making over the issues of environment protection The Earth Summit (1992) The largest-ever meeting of world leaders All 179 participating countries adopted the agenda to promote sustainable development International Cooperation in Environment Conservation

Major developments of international cooperation The UN Commission for Sustainable Development (1992) The commission meets every year to monitor the overall implementation of Earth Summit agreements The Kyoto Protocol (1997) 160 countries met in Kyoto to discuss the problem of climate change and negotiate binding limitations on emissions of greenhouse gases The Kyoto Protocol was signed to limit the greenhouse gas emissions International Cooperation in Environment Conservation

Major developments of international cooperation The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1994) It imposes upon countries an obligation to protect and preserve marine environment, to cooperate in conducting scientific research and to preserve living resources World Wide Fund for Nature (1961) It highlights and recommends solutions to environmental problems through international activities It aims to help humans live in greater harmony with nature International Cooperation in Environment Conservation

Major developments of international cooperation Greenpeace (1972) It campaigns to stop climate change, protect forests, save the oceans, and stop whaling International Cooperation in Environment Conservation

The limitations Resentment of the developing world International Cooperation in Environment Conservation Uncooperative attitude of the developing world Lack of enforcement power Difficulty in changing people’s way of life

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