{"id":625,"date":"2023-06-13T13:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=625"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:37:12","slug":"q-consider-the-following-international-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-international-agreements","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following international agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World Heritage Convention<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above has\/have a<strong>&nbsp;bearing on<\/strong>&nbsp;the biodiversity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture<\/strong>\u2013\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was adopted by the&nbsp;<strong>31st session<\/strong>&nbsp;of the Conference&nbsp;<strong>of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)<\/strong>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<strong>United Nations on 3rd November 2001<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also known as<strong>&nbsp;the&nbsp;Seed Treaty<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>&nbsp;is a signatory to the treaty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification<\/strong>\u2013\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>It is the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>sole<strong>&nbsp;legally binding international agreement<\/strong>&nbsp;linking environment and development to sustainable land management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The convention was drafted and opened for&nbsp;<strong>signing in 1994<\/strong>. It became&nbsp;<strong>effective in 1996 after receiving 50 ratifications<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: Its&nbsp;<strong>197 Parties aim<\/strong>, through partnerships,&nbsp;<strong>to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The World Heritage Convention-<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>Created in 1972,&nbsp;<strong>the primary mission of the Convention is to identify and protect the world\u2019s natural and cultural heritage<\/strong>&nbsp;considered to be of outstanding universal value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a Convention under the&nbsp;<strong>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c96bfa-7b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c96bfa-7b .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_c96bfa-7b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above has\/have a&nbsp;bearing on&nbsp;the biodiversity? 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