Collapse of fishery
Off what coast is the Northern Cod Fishery located?
Newfoundland, Canada or Eastern Canada
What does the FES stand for?
Foundation for Ecological Security
What type of harmful emissions can sustainable renewable energy projects help reduce?
GHG emissions
What is one economic limitation of managing renewables?
Costly
What concept and approach was Elinor Ostrom known for?
Governing the commons
This type of governance, associated with the Tragedy of the Commons, led to the collapse of the Northern Cod Fishery
Centralized authority, Privatization
A major challenge in groundwater management is that individual farmers see ___ as their private resource instead of understanding its shared use
Water
What is one economic benefit of expanding renewable industries
Creation of new jobs
What environmental risks come from extracting raw materials to build renewable energy systems?
Habitat destruction; water contamination; pollution
What concept did Elinor Ostrom challenge and build upon?
Tragedy of the commons
During this year the Canadian government implemented a moratorium or prohibition on all fishing in the Northern Cod Fishery
1992
What was the purpose of using sketch mapping and participatory hydrological monitoring
Make groundwater flows visible to communities and increase transparency
Countries can reduce their dependence on this due to utilizing a more diverse energy supply
Imported fossil fuels
Why is sustainably managing renewable resources like sunlight, wind, or fisheries often difficult when they are common-pool resources?
Because its hard to control access; may cause overuse when people act selfishly
One of Ostrom’s principles states that common resource users must clearly define these to determine who has access and who doesn’t
Clearly Defined Boundaries
In the 1980s this action by the Canadian government partially led to the collapse of the Northern Cod fishery
The use of excessive fishing quotas
What are examples of why this way of water management is good and/or bad
Pros - protection of ecosystems, minimizing environmental degradation, increasing equitably shared resources
Cons - somewhat difficult to implement, hard to bridge differences amongst communities in Rajasthan
What does sustainable management of renewables ensure will remain available for future generations?
Natural resources
Why can sustainably managing renewables be complex?
Multiple different types of renewable energy each require their own solutions and technologies
This principle suggests that users of a resource should be actively involved in discussing and shaping the rules that govern it
Participatory decision making
Despite establishing a 200 mile jurisdiction zone that removed foreign vessels from the fishery, overfishing persisted due to a failure to implement a key governance principle
Having poor monitoring and accountability mechanisms
What are specific examples of Elinor Ostrom’s principles used for water management in Rajasthan?
Sketch mapping and hydrological monitoring, community agreements on water use or well use, building cross-scale networks
Why is sustainable renewable resource management necessary/important for our society and the planet’s future
To balance meeting human needs with protecting the environment, ensuring long-term survival and well-being
Sustainably managing renewables requires the balance of what two key goals?
Efficient energy production and environmental conservation
Elinor Ostrom is one of two women who has won this award
Nobel Prize in Economics