Multiple choice

“Convention on Biodiversity”, which was an attempt to highlight the problem of depletion of biodiversity, was convened in which year?

  1. 1991

  2. 1993

  3. 1992

  4. 1990

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Explanation

“Convention on Biodiversity”, which was an attempt to highlight the problem of depletion of biodiversity, was convened in 1992. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was opened for signature at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992 and became legally binding on December 29, 1993. As of December 3, 1996, 165 countries, including the European Union, had ratified the Convention.