Advertisements
Advertisements
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
Advertisements
Solution
The Historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as the earth summit.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why are scared groves highly protected?
List any four techniques where the principle of ex-situ conservation of biodiversity has been employed.
What are sacred groves?
'in-situ' Conservation can help endangered/threatened species. Justify the statement.
Write a short note on Joint Forest Management.
Conservation of biodiversity is important for ______.
The vascular bundles, which are usually surrounded by a well-developed sclerenchymatous sheath present in:
How is the presently occurring species extinction different from the earlier mass extinctions?
Humans benefit from diversity of life. Give two examples.
Which of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?
Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
The region of biosphere reserve, which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as ______ .
Exploration of molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for novel products of economic importance is known as ______.
"Biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides."
Describe any two broadly utilitarian arguments to justify the given statement.
| The red panda has been listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List since 2015. Regional captive breeding programmes have been established in the zoos around the world to protect the red panda from extinction. |
- Classify the biodiversity conservation programme referred to above.
- Mention any other two methods of conservation which belong to the same category.
Government of Maharashtra has adopted Japanese ______ method of tree plantation.
Identify the sacred groves found in India from the following list. Choose the correct option given below.
- Khasi and Jaintia hills in Meghalaya.
- Western ghat region of Maharashtra.
- Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan.
- Chanda and Sarguja areas of Madhya Pradesh.
- Ladakh region of Himalaya.
