Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-II
During which one of the following was the Convention on Biodiversity opened for signature?
ARio Summit ✓ Correct
BStockholm Conference
CRamsar Convention
DMontreal Protocol
Correct answer: (A) Rio Summit — The Convention on Biodiversity was opened for signature at the Rio Summit, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Convention on Biodiversity was opened for signature at the Rio Summit, so that is the answer.
★The Rio Summit, or Earth Summit, was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
★The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted there.
★It is the first comprehensive agreement covering all aspects of biodiversity.
★The Stockholm Conference of 1972 launched global environmental concern more broadly.
★The Ramsar Convention protects wetlands and the Montreal Protocol protects the ozone layer.
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