Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 42
42. The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called:
[2019]
(a) to reduce $CO_2$ emissions and global warming.
(b) for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilisation of its benefits.
(c) to assess threat posed to native species by invasive weed species.
(d) for immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer.
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Answer : b
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(b) Earth Summit (Rio Summit)-1992, called upon all nations to take appropriate measures for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilisation of its benefits. The Earth Summit", its aim was to put the concept of sustainable development at the forefront of our concerns and to seek common action to protect the planet from environmental degradation that even threatens to change the global climate.