The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is based in

AMontreal, Canada ✓ Correct

BRio de Janeiro, Brazil

CGeneva, Switzerland

DNew York, United States

Correct answer: (A) Montreal, Canada

Explanation

The secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is based in Montreal, Canada.

Rio de Janeiro hosted the 1992 summit where the convention opened but is not the secretariat's seat.

Geneva is not the location of this secretariat.

New York hosts the United Nations headquarters but not this secretariat.

The convention's administrative seat is in the Canadian city of Montreal.

The convention has three goals including conservation and fair benefit-sharing.

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