- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biodiversity and its Conservation
NEET · Botany · Biodiversity and its Conservation
What was the outcome of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in...
Options
- AAll nations were called to take measures for conservation of biodiversity
- BAll nations were called to sustainably utilize the benefits of biodiversity
- C190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss
- DBoth A) and B)
Correct answer
B. All nations were called to sustainably utilize the benefits of biodiversity
Step-by-step solution
Biodiversity knows no political boundaries and its conservation is therefore a collective responsibility of all nations. The historic Convention on Biological Diversity (‘The Earth Summit’) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, called upon all nations to take appropriate measures for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilisation of its benefits. In a follow-up, the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa, 190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve by 2010, a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and local levels.