The CBD entered into force 90 days after the 30th instrument of ratification was deposited. The 30th ratification occurred on September 30, 1993.
The Earth Summit of 1992 at Rio de Janeiro resulted into a Convention on Biodiversity, which came into force in which of the following date ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Biodiversity (Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Protocols (Cartagena, Nagoya))
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