Consider the following international environmental conventions: 1. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 3. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Which of the above are legally binding international agreements? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following international environmental conventions:
1.United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
2.United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
3.Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Which of the above are legally binding international agreements?

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: The UNCCD is a legally binding international agreement on sustainable land management and desertification. UNFCCC and CBD are also international treaties/conventions with legally binding obligations for their Parties. All three are collectively known as the Rio Conventions.

Source- DTE

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