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Question
The Historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as ______.
Options
CITES Convention
The Earth Summit
G-16 Summit
MAB programme
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Solution
The Historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as the earth summit.
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