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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which Indian city has the COP-15 been organized?
A
Kolkata
B
Chennai
C
Mumbai
D
New Delhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The fourteenth session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in New Delhi, and India is the current president of the organisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -“India successfully negotiated that ecosystem based approaches should be given due place in all mitigation processes,” said Yadav, who led the country’s negotiators at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

Detailed explanation-3: -COP15 is shorthand for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a two-week summit that took place in Montreal, Canada, from December 7-19, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chaired by China and hosted by Canada, COP 15 resulted in the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) on the last day of negotiations. The GBF aims to address biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems and protect indigenous rights.

Detailed explanation-5: -16 Dec 2022 | Conference Nature-positive trade: how trade-related policies and measures can support the delivery of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework?

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