MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026 (1 April Shift 1)
Which international treaty aims to protect and conserve biodiversity?
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Answer: Option A — Convention on Biological Diversity
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The Convention on Biological Diversity (opened at the Rio Earth Summit, 1992) has three aims: conservation, sustainable use and fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources.
The Cartagena Protocol is a supplementary deal on living modified organisms; Montreal deals with the ozone layer; Kyoto with greenhouse gas emissions.
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Remember: CBD 1992 = biodiversity; Cartagena = biosafety (GMOs); Nagoya = benefit sharing.
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