Environment and Ecology
2015
Sustainable Development
International Conservation Efforts

With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development
  2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

D.Neither 1 nor 2
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
A.1 only

Correct Answer: Option A

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive global action plan focused on achieving sustainable development worldwide.

It was adopted during the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, not at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is not correct.

Hence, only statement 1 is correct.