APIEListening: Human rights and the environment
Environment
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B2 | Listening from video | 12 min
Watch the video (0:07 - 5:15). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.
ONE WORD from the video.
A group of young Colombians took their government to court for failing to reduce ____ in the Amazon.
What did the young plaintiffs argue about destructive environmental policies?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is legally binding in itself.
Where did the right to a healthy environment first take hold?
What risk does the loss of coastal habitats create for millions of people?
ONE WORD from the video.
Mass extinction could wipe out a ____ of the world's biodiversity by 2100.
A NUMBER from the video.
More than ____ countries and jurisdictions now protect the right to a healthy environment in national law.
After the court case, the young Colombians were given money by their government.
What did a large majority of UN General Assembly states do in 2022?
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