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Environment and Natural Resources

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Political Science

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1. Environment as a Political Issue

  • Environmental degradation affects food production, water supply, forests, biodiversity, the ozone layer, and coastal areas.
  • Governments cannot solve many environmental problems alone because pollution, climate change, deforestation, and water shortages cross borders.
  • Environmental questions are political because they involve who causes damage, who pays the cost, who takes corrective action, and who gets how much of a natural resource.
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2. Global Environmental Politics and the Earth Summit

  • The Brundtland Report Our Common Future was published in 1987 and warned that traditional patterns of economic growth were not sustainable in the long term.
  • The Earth Summit, also called the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992.
  • The Earth Summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs, and many multinational corporations.
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3. Global Commons and Antarctica

  • Global commons are areas outside the sovereign jurisdiction of any one state and require common governance by the international community.
  • The global commons include the earth's atmosphere, Antarctica, the ocean floor, and outer space.
  • Antarctica extends over 14 million square kilometres and comprises 26 per cent of the world's wilderness area.
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4. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities

  • Countries of the North and South view environmental issues differently.
  • Developed countries often focus on current environmental damage and want equal responsibility from all states.
  • Developing countries argue that developed countries caused most of the damage during industrialisation and should bear greater responsibility.

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Environmental degradation affects statesThe Club of Rome published LimitsThe United Nations Environment Programme beganThe Earth Summit was the 1992Our Common Future was published

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