Question

India is a party of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity signed at Rio de janeiro on the 5^th day of june.
1. 1969
2. 1982
3. 1992
4. 1994

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1992

The correct answer is 1992.

• United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Convention on Biological Diversity also called the Biodiversity Treaty, an international treaty designed to promote the conservation of biodiversity and to ensure the sustainable use and equitable sharing of genetic resources.
  • It comes under the United Nations Environment Programme.
  • India is a party to the convention and ratified it in 1994
  • The convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and it came into action on 29 December 1993.
  • This convention has two supplementary agreements: The Cartagena Protocol and Nagoya Protocol.
  • 2010 was celebrated as the International Year of Biodiversity.

• International Day of Biodiversity is celebrated on 22 May every year.
  • The theme for the International Day for Biodiversity 2020 is ' Our Solution is in Nature'.
• United Nations
  • Founded: 24 October 1945
  • Headquarters: New York
  • Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres