Informed Policy

change from a higher to a lower level of quality

procedures to implement in case of unexpected events requiring rapid living practice changes

strategy implemented to manage environmental impact

practices that prevent harm to ecosystems

rewards designed to promote interest

community of individuals with established behavioral guidelines

The State Department is working to cooperate with other countries on environmental issues on conserving and sustainably managing the world's ecologically and economically important ecosystems, including, forests, wetlands, drylands and coral reefs, the species that depend on them, and the world's water resources.

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES/ECW) coordinates the development of U.S. foreign policy approaches to conserving and sustainably managing the world's ecologically and economically important ecosystems, including, forests, wetlands, drylands and coral reefs, the species that depend on them, and the world's water resources. OES/ECW also leads the formulation of policies to address international threats to nature, such as land degradation, invasive alien species, and illegal trade in natural resources, as well as issues associated with access to and the sharing of benefits from genetic resources.

The positive influences that scientific knowledge can have on a society is cures to unknown diseases, better quality foods, better manufacturing processes, better understanding of the world, and better communication (internet, fiber optics, etc). The negative influences that scientific knowledge can have on a society is deforestation, pollution, animal suffering (in animal testing), biological weapons, and genetically altered foods.

a. industrial pollution

Advances in scientific knowledge have led to changes in society. As scientific understanding increases, changes in technology occur. These changes have led to increased life expectancy, cures for diseases, use of new energy sources, changes in warfare, increased pollution, and a larger gap between developed and developing countries. Some advances in scientific knowledge have led to negative consequences, such as an increase in pollution, but further advances in scientific knowledge can help remedy those situations.

Using a variety of environmental policy tools is beneficial because it allows for greater flexibility in dealing with a variety of issues and organizations. Some programs are more effective if they have economic incentives attached to them. Other programs cannot be economically motivated, so they must rely on other tactics.

Environmental contingency plans are important because it is not possible to accurately predict possible environmental changes brought about by environmental policies and practices. Changes that occur can be disastrous, so having a contingency plan that can be effected to quickly deal with the changes in an attempt to mitigate the damage can be crucial.

c. a better quality of life

Humans impact the environment, which can, in turn, have an effect on human health. Pollution is caused by human activity, and it also affects human health. Air pollution can cause respiratory problems and water pollution can lead to digestive problems. As human health is affected by these issues, concern increases and policies are enacted that address the causes of the issues. These policies do benefit the environment, but are, in part, brought about by concerns over human health.

c. government involvement

Human activity has an impact on the environment. In order to minimize the impact of human activity it is important to understand factors that affect the environment. It is also important to know how different human activities affect those environmental factors. This knowledge can be obtained by monitoring specific environmental parameters. For resource use, specifically, it is important to monitor changes in the environment to decide the level and frequency of resource use in certain areas.

a. encourage compliance

d. all of the above

a. the perceived benefit of the action

d. All of the above

d. all of the above

b. increased pollution

true

b. reduce human impact on the environment

a. Environmental issues are not always localized.

a. Science increases the understanding of natural processes, which leads to technological advances.

c. natural disasters

d. all of the above