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The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janerio in 1992 was called:

 

  • Option 1)

    to reduce CO2 emissions and global warming

  • Option 2)

    for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits.

  • Option 3)

    to assess threat posed to native species by invasive weed species.

  • Option 4)

    for immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer.

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The Earth Summit -

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.

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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.
 

 

 

 

Earth Summit 1992 was held in Rio de Janerio to address the issue of conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits. This concept emphazied that economic and social progress depend critically on the preservation of the natural resource base with effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.

 


Option 1)

to reduce CO2 emissions and global warming

Option 2)

for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits.

Option 3)

to assess threat posed to native species by invasive weed species.

Option 4)

for immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer.

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