The Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, was a landmark international conference on environment and sustainable development. It introduced Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration and conventions on climate change and biodiversity.
Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Rio Earth Summit
Publication of Brundtland Commission Report
Enforcement of Montreal Protocol
Publication of ‘The Limit to Growth’ Report
Codes:
Correct Answer:
(B) IV, II, III, I
Events Year
Publication of ‘The Limit to Growth’ Report 1972
Publication of Brundtland Commission Report August, 1987
Enforcement of Montreal Protocol January, 1989
Rio Earth Summit June, 1992
Ques: 2
‘Earth Summit’ was held at:
Correct Answer:
(B) Rio-de-Janeiro
The first Earth Summit by United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was held in Rio-de-Janeiro in 1992. In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was also held in Rio and is also commonly called Rio+20 or Rio Earth Summit 2012.
Ques: 3
Consider the following statements regarding “The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro 1992”?
1. The first global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink economic development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
2. The first global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink political development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
3. The second global environment conference, the UN sought to help Governments rethink environmental development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Correct Answer:
(A) 1 Only
The first global environment conference was the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, also known as the Stockholm Conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 5–16, 1972. This landmark event, considered the first global convergence on environmental issues, led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Environment Day. The conference focused on the relationship between environmental conservation and long-term development, and it adopted a declaration outlining 26 environmental and development themes.
Ques: 4
Consider the following statements:
Earth Summit 1992 is also known as The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
As a follow-up, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10) was held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(B) 2 Only
Earth Summit 1992 is also known as The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
Earth Summit 1992 succeeded in raising public awareness of the need to integrate environment and development.
190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve by 2010, a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and local levels.
As a follow-up, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10) was held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was also held in Rio and is also commonly called Rio+20 or Rio Earth Summit 2012.
Ques: 5
What is Rio+20 Conference?
Correct Answer:
(A) It is the United nations Conference on Sustainable Development