International Agriculture University Sustainable Development ‘Assessment’ Brief

QUESTIONS
Answer all 3 questions
All questions carry equal marks.

1. 
   Explain the concept of sustainable development
   
   1. 
      Describe its origins and reasons that the concept was developed.
      
   2. 
      Describe the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Explain how at least 3 of them directly relate to agriculture.
      
   3. 
      Using the first 3 SDGs – explain how Covid-19 affected poverty, hunger and health.
      

2. 
   How is rural land used, and how does rural land contribute to the economy?
   
   1. 
      Name 5 land uses (not including agriculture) and then describe these land uses.
      
   2. 
      Which land uses fit well with farming and agriculture and describe at least 2 of these uses.
      
   3. 
      What are major ways that agricultural lands contribute to the economy?
      
   4. 
      Compare the global impacts of meat to grains used for protein in terms of GHG emissions and quantity of land used for their production.
      
   5. 
      Describe at least 3 stresses from agriculture on the environment in Uzbekistan (do NOT include climate change)
      
   6. 
      Describe several characteristics of sustainable food systems
      

3. 
   Define and describe biodiversity (using your own words).
   
   1. 
      What are reasons to protect biodiversity?
      
   2. 
      What are the two general types of values that we get from biodiversity?
      
   3. 
      Describe these values and give examples of these values.
      
   4. 
      What are the major threats to biodiversity?
      
   5. 
      Describe those threats.
      
   6. 
      How can governments reduce these threats to biodiversity?
      

END OF ASSESSMENT BRIEF