Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-II
Which of the following agencies launched the 'International Environmental Education Programme'? (Both UNESCO and UNEP jointly launched it; UNESCO is taken as the key here.)
AUNESCO ✓ Correct
BUNEP
CIUCN
DGEF
Correct answer: (A) UNESCO — The International Environmental Education Programme was launched by UNESCO, jointly with UNEP, so UNESCO is the answer here.
Explanation
★The International Environmental Education Programme was launched by UNESCO, jointly with UNEP, so UNESCO is the answer here.
★The programme was launched in 1975.
★It was a joint effort of UNESCO and UNEP.
★It responded to a recommendation from the 1972 Stockholm conference on the human environment.
★It promoted reflection, action and international co-operation in environmental education.
★Both UNESCO and UNEP are correct, and this key uses UNESCO.
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