The World Summit on sustainable development held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa pledged for:
1. A significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss.
2. Declaration of more biodiversity hotspots.
3. Increase in agricultural production
4. Collection and preservation of seeds of different genetic strains of commercially important plants.
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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Level 1: 80%+
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The regions with high level of species richness, high degree of endemism and a loss of 70% of the species and habitat are identified as :
1. Natural Reserves 
2. Sacred Groves 
3. Biodiversity Hotspots 
4. Biogeographical Regions
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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Level 1: 80%+
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What percentage of world oxygen is thought to be created by Amazonian Rain Forests?
1. 10
2. 20
3. 50
4. 90
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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A direct benefit of biodiversity to humans will be:
1. Cultural and aesthetic value
2. Carbon sequestration
3. Medicinal resources
4. All of the above
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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The search for valuable chemical and biological products in natural biological resources is called as:
1. Biopiracy
2. Bioremediation
3. Bioinformatics
4. Bioprospecting
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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What argument for conserving biodiversity relates to what we owe to millions of plant, animal and microbe species with whom we share this planet?
1. Narrowly utilitarian
2. Broadly utilitarian
3. Ethical
4. Useless
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit was held in:
1. 1986
2. 1987
3. 1992
4. 2002
Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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