Real-world examples of international environmental organizations.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌍 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): 🗓️ Established in 1972, UNEP coordinates environmental activities within the UN system. It assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies.
• 🌱 Greenpeace: 🚢 Founded in 1971, Greenpeace is a non-governmental organization (NGO) campaigning to protect biodiversity. It focuses on issues such as deforestation, overfishing, and climate change.
• 🐼 World Wildlife Fund (WWF): 🌳 Established in 1961, WWF aims to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. They work in areas such as wildlife conservation and climate change.
• 🤝 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): 📊 Founded in 1948, IUCN is an organization that provides public, private and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
• 🌡️ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): 📝 Established in 1988, the IPCC assesses the science related to climate change. It provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following organizations coordinates environmental activities within the UN system?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
2. Which organization was founded in 1971 and campaigns to protect biodiversity?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
3. Which organization aims to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
4. Which organization provides knowledge and tools to enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
5. Which organization assesses the science related to climate change?
   1. UNEP
   2. IPCC
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
6. Which organization is known for its direct action tactics, such as protesting whaling?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN
7. Which organization's logo features a giant panda?
   1. UNEP
   2. Greenpeace
   3. WWF
   4. IUCN