Shankar IAS Test: International Environmental Convention - UPSC MCQ

To discuss the production of toxic components and alternative sources of energy

To address the issue of global climate change and its effects on the environment

To evaluate the use of public transportation systems and their impact on air pollution

All of the above

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC)

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT)

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

Stockholm Convention

Basel Convention

Rotterdam Convention

Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol

International Whaling Commission (IWC)

United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Global Tiger Forum (GTF)

How to build a green economy to achieve sustainable development and lift people out of poverty; and how to improve international coordination for sustainable development

How to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable use of its components

How to regulate the import and export of LMOs from one country to another

How to enhance the benefits of biodiversity and ecosystem services

The conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources

The regulation of the import and export of LMOs from one country to another

The reduction of the rate of biodiversity loss on a global, regional, and national level

The enhancement of the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

To achieve a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010

To create a comprehensive blueprint of action to be taken globally, nationally, and locally

To establish the groundwork of an undertaking by cities and local governments for cultural development

To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity

Strategic Goal A

Strategic Goal B

Strategic Goal C

Strategic Goal D

The commitment of the Parties to halve international financial flows for Bio Diversity by 2015

The commitment of the Parties to double international financial flows for Bio Diversity by 2015

The commitment of the Parties to triple international financial flows for Bio Diversity by 2015

No commitment was made regarding international financial flows for Bio Diversity

Work towards the wise use of all wetlands through national land-use planning, appropriate policies and legislation, management actions, and public education

Designate suitable wetlands for the List of Wetlands of International Importance (“Ramsar List") and ensure their effective management

Cooperate internationally concerning transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems, shared species, and development projects that may affect wetlands

Promote the use of wetlands for industrial purposes

Pesticides

Industrial chemicals

By-products

Radioactive substances

To regulate the international trade of endangered species

To protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes

To promote the conservation of migratory species

To combat desertification and land degradation

Regulate the international trade of hazardous chemicals

Reduce the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances

Promote the conservation of migratory species

Combat desertification and land degradation

Support capacity-building in governments for responding effectively to the transnational challenge of illegal wildlife trade

Curtail international demand for tiger parts and other wildlife

Create innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms for tiger landscapes, including protected areas

Promote the use of tiger parts in traditional medicine and other products

The international efforts to protect the ozone layer

The regulation of international trade in endangered species

The conservation of migratory species

The control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

Environment and development to sustainable land management

Conservation of migratory species to sustainable development

Regulation of international trade in endangered species to sustainable development

Control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes to sustainable development

Regulating the international trade of endangered species

Conserving whales and managing whaling

Protecting human health and the environment from hazardous wastes

Combating desertification and land degradation

Remarkable land use systems and landscapes rich in globally significant biological diversity

Regions with the highest agricultural production levels

Areas where agricultural practices have led to environmental degradation

Countries with the most advanced agricultural technologies