Thursday 9 June 2022

Conservation of migratory species of wild animals

 Which of the following convention is related to the conservation of migratory species of wild animals?

(a) Nairobi

(b) Rio

(c) Bonn è

(d) Kyoto

Explanation:

(a) Nairobi = There are two Nairobi conventions as follow:

1] The Nairobi Convention 1985 = Convention for the Development, Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean = The Nairobi Convention is a partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector, working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans. Context: Marine conservation. Signed: June 21, 1985. The Nairobi Convention, which was first signed in 1985 and entered into force in 1996, is part of UN Environment's Regional Seas Programme. The programme aims to address the accelerating degradation of the world's oceans and coastal areas through the sustainable management and use of the marine and coastal environment.

2] Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 = The Union Cabinet of India on 4 November 2010 approved the proposal to accede to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. The Convention provides the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect adversely the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment.

(b) Rio = first Earth Summit

(c) Bonn = Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals = CMS = The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or the Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. India has been a part of the Bonn Convention since 1983. Signed in 1979 in Bonn, West Germany, the Convention entered into force in 1983. 131 signatories.

(d) Kyoto = reduce greenhouse gas

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The objective of Bonn Convention is to protect :

(a) Wild Animals

(b) Migratory Animals è

(c) Wet Lands

(d) Ozone Layer

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