Question

The full form of UNCED is ____
A. United Nations Committee on Environment and Development
B. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
C. United Nations Club on Energy and Development
D. United Nations Committee on Environment and Development
E. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 – 14 June 1992. It was the time after the cold war. Issues related to sustainability were discussed at the summit.

Complete step by step answer:
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) is also known as Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit. It was one of the major United Nations Conferences. Issues addressed in the conference were:-
1. Patterns of production of toxic components
2. Use of alternative sources of energy in place of fossil fuels
3. Increase the use of the public transportation system to reduce air pollution
4. Proper use of water as it is also available in limited quantity
Important agreements signed in the summit were the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and not to carry out any activities on the lands of indigenous peoples that would cause environmental degradation. UNCED increased the participation of non – governmental organizations (NGOs), non-state actors, and civil society in the sustainable development of a country. There were more than 35,000 participants in the conference out of which 100 were heads of different states, 1400 were NGOs and 800 were journalists.
Twelve cities were awarded the local government honors award for innovative local environmental programs. Some of them are- Sadbury of Canada, Austin of the United States, and Kitakyushu of Japan.
Resulted documents of the summit are:-
1. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
2. Agenda 21
3. Forest principles
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) took place in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June in 1992. It came in force as a response for member States for their cooperation in development issues. Sustainability was the main issue at the conference.