Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life Question 14
Question: Earth Summit at Rio-de-Janeiro was related to:
Options:
A) Soil fertility
B) Survey of natural resources
C) Conservation of environment
D) Prevention of afforestation
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The Earth Summit, a conference organized by the United Nations, is held every ten years.
The third Earth Summit was held in Rio-de-Janeiro.
It is also called the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). Representatives from nations had participated in the conference to discuss their concerns regarding the environment and sustainable use of resources.
The conference was able to shed light on major environmental concerns. Agenda , an action plan adopted by some member nations aims for sustainable development on a local, national, and global level.
Treaties, such as the Kyoto protocol, were signed by the member nations. The individual governments had to work to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, etc).
The Biodiversity Convention another treaty signed that aims to conserve biodiversity. Issues, such as the shortage of water and alternate resources of energy or fuels were also addressed in the conference.
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