Multiple choice

CITES is an international organisation working for

  1. protection of monuments

  2. promotion of literacy

  3. availability of affordable medicines in poor countries

  4. conservation of wildlife

  5. trade and commerce
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna was rejected at the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar on March 18, 2010. Monaco introduced the proposal arguing that extreme measures for the iconic, migratory fish were necessary because the stocks have fallen by 75 per cent due to widespread overfishing. A US-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was also rejected at the Convention. CITES, with 175 member countries, limits or prohibits international trade in endangered and threatened plants and animals. This was the first CITES Conference of the Parties to be held in the Middle East.

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