1.4- Sustainability

If the rate of deforestation is less than the annual growth of the forest, then the forest removal is unsustainable.  True or false

• True

• False

Environmental indicators and ecological footprints can be used to assess what factor.

• Carbon Foot print

• Carbon Waste

• None of these

An example of an international summit or conference addressing environmental issues is the Kyoto Protocol. True or false.

• True

• False

Examples of non-renewable capital include fossil fuels and mineral. 

• Soil

• Ozone

• Mineral

EIA stands for

(a)  

EIAs provide decision makers with information to consider the environmental impact of a project.  True or false.

• True

• False

The first stage of an EIA is to carry out a what kind of study?.

    

• Initial study

• Pioneer study

• Baseline study

Variables such as soil and species diversity are  not measures as a part of EIAs.

True or false.

• True

• False

Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal, while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it. True or false.

• True

• False

As a model, ecological footprints are able to provide a quantitative estimate of human ecological footprints also. True or false.

• True

• False