Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity MCQs


Q.  The ‘Aichi Targets’ were adopted by which of the following?

a. Convention on Biological Diversity
b. The Johannesburg Summit
c. Local Agenda 21
d. None of the above


ANSWER: See Answer
 
The COP-10 which was held at Nagoya, Japan gave birth to two things:
1) Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources
2) Aichi Targets for biodiversity.
The ‘Aichi Target’ was adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at its Nagoya conference.
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