Which of the following statements about Convention on Biodiversity CBD are correct 1 ...........

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Which of the following statements about Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are correct?

1. CBD was adopted during the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1972

2. India ratified CBD in 1994

3. India enacted the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and national Biodiversity Authority in 2003

4. The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit sharing was adopted in 2010 under the aegis of CBD

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1 and 2

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

All of above

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Explanation:

1st statement is incorrect. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and entered into force on 29 December 1993. At the 2010 10th Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in October in Nagoya, Japan, the Nagoya Protocol was adopted.