Apes Laws and Treaties

An agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptationand finance starting in the year 2020.

• The Kyoto Meeting

• The Montreal Protocol

• The Paris Accord

• CERCLA

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Which law is better known as Superfund?

• Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

• Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Which law regulates pesticides in the United States?

• Clean Water Act

• Clean Air Act

• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

• Endangered Species Act

Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?

• Pollution Prevention Act

• Energy Independence and Security Act

• Energy Policy Act

• Clean Water Act

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E-Waste is often labeled as material to be recycled and sent to undeveloped countries where workers recover a small amount of valuable metals from the discarded e-waste. The remainder of the e-waste is then burned or dumped in landfills where it releases toxic pollutants such as dioxins. The process allows the companies that do it to bypass the

• Resource conservation and Recovery Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Clean Air Act

• Non-Proliferation Treaty

• International Basel Convention

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What does the Clean Air Act regulate and protect the public from?

• Wild Life

• Bad Air Pollutants

• Aquatic Lifeforms

• Litter on the streets

In the 1970s, the United States introduced the _________________________ which calls for a recovery plan to be created for each endangered species.

• Resource consevation and Recovery Act

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

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Which international agreement focuses on the conservation of apes and their habitats?

• A) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• B) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

• C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

• D) Ramsar Convention

What is the primary goal of the Great Ape Survival Partnership (GRASP)?

• A) To promote the trade of apes

• B) To ensure the survival of great apes and their habitats

• C) To study the behavior of apes

• D) To create zoos for apes

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Which law is aimed at protecting endangered species, including apes, in the United States?

• A) Clean Air Act

• B) Endangered Species Act

• C) Marine Mammal Protection Act

• D) National Environmental Policy Act

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