IGO Management of the Environment - Geography

Complete lesson covering the ways IGOs (intergovernmental organisations) manage the environment through treaties and conventions. Lesson covers 6 key IGO management schemes including the Montreal Protocol on the ozone layer, CITES, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Helsinki Water Convention, the Antarctic Treaty System and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Lesson includes:

• Printable table for students to complete through the lesson
• Video and article summarising the Montreal Protocol that students use to complete their table
• Series of information sheets on the other 5 conventions (with an accompanying news article for each one) that students use to complete the rest of their table
• Speed dating sheet for students to question their partners in order to check for understanding
• Possible 20 mark exam question and printable planning sheet