NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
What was the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002?
Options
- AAll nations were called to take measures for conservation of biodiversity
- B190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity
- CA significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss was achieved by 2010
- DBiodiversity was conserved in local levels
Correct answer
B. 190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity
Step-by-step solution
biodiversity loss 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 ach