Q: With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:
a) It is a global action plan for sustainable development
b) It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.
The correct answer is 1 only.
Agenda 21
It is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
It is a product of the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
It is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
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