Q. With reference to the Environment Protection, which among the following is / are legally binding conventions?
1. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2. Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
3. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
4. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer:
4
Notes: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was established in 1994, and at present has 197 parties working towards maintaining and restoring land and soil productivity as well as mitigating effects of drought. It is the only legally binding international agreement that links environment and development issues to land agenda.