GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
United Nations Conference on Environment, also termed as Earth Summit, was held in 1992 in which city?
A
Kyoto
B
Copenhagen
C
Stockholm
D
Rio de Janeiro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the ‘Earth Summit’, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-14 June 1992.

Detailed explanation-2: -Popularly known as the ‘Earth Summit’, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held on 3-14 June 1992, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marked the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first international Earth Summit convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from 3 to 14 June 1992.

Detailed explanation-5: -SDSN Brazil hosts its 2022 Annual Conference, RIO+30: The Transformation in Education Since the 1992 Rio Summit. On October 26th, SDSN Brazil hosted its 2022 Annual Conference, RIO+30: The Transformation in Education Since the 1992 Rio Summit.

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