The World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Johannesburg
The World Summit on Sustainable Development was held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. It followed up the Earth Summit of 1992. There, 190 countries pledged to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.
(1) Montreal — Incorrect. Montreal is known for the Montreal Protocol (1987), an agreement to control ozone-depleting substances.
(2) Rio de Janeiro — Incorrect. Rio de Janeiro hosted the Earth Summit on biological diversity in 1992, ten years before this summit.
(3) Johannesburg — Correct. The summit of 2002 was held here.
(4) Kyoto — Incorrect. Kyoto is known for the Kyoto Protocol (1997) on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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