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

The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called:
  1. To reduce CO2 emission and global warming
  2. For conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits
  3. To assess threat posed to native species by invasive weed species
  4. For immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer

Solution

In 1992, leaders from more than 100 countries participated in the first International Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The major objective was that every country should portray its own Agenda 21 for attaining sustainable development. The other objectives of the summit are (i) To achieve global sustainable development in the 21st century (ii) To conserve biological diversity (iii) To eliminate diseases with the help of shared welfare, requirements and obligations amongst various nations (iv) To prevent poverty and environmental damage.

Asked in: NEET 2019 (All India)

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