It is crucial to know the correct themes and years associated with major international environmental conventions and protocols like UNFCCC COPs, Basel Convention, Montreal Protocol, and Vienna Convention.
Consider the following International Conventions/Protocols/Conferences with their major themes: 1. The UN Climate Change Conference held in Poland in Dec. 2008 discussed Development and transfer of Technologies, financial mechanism, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and Disaster Management. 2. The Basel Convention in 1989 was on the Control of Transboundary movement of Hazardous wastes and their disposal. 3. Montreal Protocol adopted in 1987 referred to the specific measures to be taken on substances that deplete the Ozone layer. 4. The Vienna Convention in 1985 discussed the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (International Environmental Conventions and Protocols)
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