Why Have Environmental Movements Typically Been More Successful in Europe

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why have environmental movements typically been more successful in Europe, North America, and Asia?

• A) These places face greater risk from environmental degradation and so are more motivated to address it.
• B) These places have long traditions of care for Earth that are not present in other societies.
• C) The affluence of nations in those places allows people to engage in a post-material politics.
• D) The people there are more deeply connected to their land than in other places and so want to care for it.

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Definitions:

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