LSU ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 LAWS Study Guide Louisiana State University

LSU ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 LAWS Study Guide Louisiana State University chapter 1 : Over the past 40 years, human well-being has been steadily improving, while natural ecosystems, from which we derive many goods and services, have been declining. Which one of the following does not help to explain this so-called environmentalist's paradox? Select one: a. Food production, a crucial ecosystem service that has been enhanced, outweighs the effects of declines in other ecosystem services b. The measurements of human well-being have been flawed; it is actually declining c. There is a time lag between ecosystem decline and human well-being; the worst is yet to come d. Human technology, such as irrigation and synthetic fertilizers, makes us less dependent on ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER The measurements of human well-being have been flawed; it is actually declining chapter 6 : Which one of the following international agreements assures that wealthy nations cannot mine the genetic resources of other countries and then patent products that indigenous people have used for millennia?