Question

The venue and year of the Earth summit on conservation of biodiversity was

• A. South Africa, 2002
• B. Rio de Jeneiro, 1992
• C. Johannesberg, 2004
• D. Stockholm, 1974
• E. Ramsar, 1974

Answer 1

The correct option is B Rio de Jeneiro, 1992

First world Earth summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992, in Brazil. It promoted 'Convention on Biological Diversity' (CBD), which was signed by 152 nations. The various commitments were -

(i) Adoption of ways and means to conserve biodiversity.

(ii) Managing biodiversity for sustainable use.

(iii) Ensuring equitable sharing of benefits from biological diversity, including utilisation of genetic resources.