Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development Goals Quiz

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What does the UNESCO report claim about education in relation to confronting future challenges?

  • It is the only means society possesses for addressing challenges.
  • It is an ineffective means for confronting future challenges.
  • It is the least effective means society possesses for addressing challenges.
  • It is the most effective means society possesses for confronting future challenges. (correct)

What does the UNESCO report criticize about educational approaches, according to the text?

  • Emphasizing moral sensitivity over technical skills.
  • Neglecting moral sensitivity and values for scientific and technical skills. (correct)
  • Focusing solely on moral sensitivity and values.
  • Balancing scientific and technical skills with moral sensitivity and values.

In the context of sustainable development, what does Nazaretyan's principle of techno-humanitarian balance emphasize?

  • Technological development outweighs human values in sustainability efforts.
  • The need for a balance between technological development and moral behavior regulation. (correct)
  • Moral sensitivities are irrelevant for sustainable development.
  • Technological advancements are more important than moral sensitivities.

Based on the text, what is suggested as a crucial factor for the movement towards sustainable development?

<p>Balanced growth of scientific understanding and moral sensitivities. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the UNESCO report view the relationship between education and fostering greater respect for the environment?

<p>Education is essential for fostering greater respect for the environment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From the text, what role do technological strategies play in promoting sustainable development?

<p>They hold significance in promoting sustainable development. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is education considered the driving force for promoting sustainability?

<p>To improve the capacity of people to address environment and development issues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main unsatisfactorily realized social and economic goals of sustainable development?

<p>Remedying poverty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as a predictive consequence of harmful negative interactions between environmental and socio-economic processes?

<p>Substantial deterioration of circumstances for many humans in the future (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are negative interactions between environmental and socio-economic processes impacting many humans?

<p>Negatively influencing the situation of many humans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Agenda 21, what role does education play in promoting sustainable development?

<p>Education should be recognized as a process to reach fullest potential and address environment and development issues (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is identified as a critical aspect for promoting sustainability at both global and local levels?

<p>Education as the driving force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What important normative aspects of sustainability were acknowledged in the text?

<p>Ensuring social equity in sharing environmental costs and benefits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the need for sustainable development increasingly acknowledged according to the text?

<p>In 1987 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has accompanied the political momentum towards sustainable development?

<p>Growth of new sustainability science programs and institutions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which realm has there been rapid growth leading to the emergence of sustainability sciences?

<p>Inter- and transdisciplinary fields (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of university curricula have been developed to address sustainability?

<p>Centered on the concept of sustainability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is acknowledged in the text about the current intensity, scope, and characteristics of human activity?

<p><em>Substantially unsustainable</em> despite recognition of importance of sustainability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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