Question
Which of the following conventions does not have its
genesis in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development?Solution
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) Convened by General Assembly resolution 44/228 of 20 December 1988 Held in Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 Known at the time as the Earth Summit Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a series of principles defining the rights and responsibilities of States Agenda 21, a global plan of action to promote sustainable development Statement of Forest Principles, a set of principles to underpin the sustainable management of forests worldwide Two multilateral treaties were opened for signature: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Convention on Biological Diversity, also called for several major initiatives in other key areas of sustainable development, such as, a global conference on Small Island Developing States; negotiations began for a Convention to Combat Desertification, and for an agreement on highly migratory and straddling fish stocks.
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