Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about the Man & Biosphere (MAB) Programme:

  1. Launched in the early 1970s, the MAB Programme proposes an interdisciplinary research agenda and capacity building that target the ecological, social and economic dimensions of biodiversity loss and the reduction of this loss.
  2. It is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme running under the aegis of the IUCN.

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme aiming to set a scientific basis for the improvement of the relationships between people and their environment globally. IT was launched in 1970s. Statement 2 is wrong: The MAB programme is being run under the aegis of UNESCO.

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