Quiz

Which of the following strategies is most effective for preserving biodiversity in ecosystems heavily impacted by human activities?

Establishing isolated wildlife reserves that exclude all human access

Implementing ecosystem restoration projects and promoting sustainable land-use practices

Focusing conservation efforts on protecting endangered species in zoos

Encouraging monoculture farming to reduce the need for habitat conversion

According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature. If the Earth's average surface temperature increases from 288 K to 290 K, what is the approximate percentage increase in the radiated energy?

0.7%

1.4%

2.8%

4.1%

Which of the following is a major limitation when using environmental models to predict long-term climate change impacts?

Uncertainty in future socio-economic scenarios and greenhouse gas emissions

Lack of computational power to handle complex environmental data

The over-reliance on past data for calibration without any modern data inputs

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.

- Mahatma Gandhi

The environment is where we all meet; it is the one thing we all share.

-Lady Bird Johnson

Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good.

- Jochen Zeitz