Question

The Washington Convention whose formal name is abbreviated as CITES is related to which among the following?
A. Pesticides
B. Ozone Depletion
C. Endangered species
D. Human Rights

Answer 1

Hint: Washington Convention is a multilateral treaty that was adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It was signed in 1973. We can get to know about the convention by just knowing the abbreviation of CITES.

Complete answer:
We know that CITES refers to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and flora which is also known as the Washington Convention.
It is majorly a multilateral treaty that was to protect endangered plants and animals. The main aim of it is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild that accords around 35,000 species. During the drafting process, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was taken into consideration and was checked if it was not violated.
It was signed on March 3, 1973 which is now celebrated as World Wildlife Day. It is administered by the United Nation Environment Programme and is secretariat at Geneva (Switzerland). CITES is legally binding on state parties to the convention, which are obliged to adopt their own legislature so that they are able to achieve their goal.
It is classified into three categories based on how they are threatened.
APPENDIX I- It lists all the species that are in danger of extinction. These are protected from commercial trade that are prohibited by the government as they are being endangered in that area.
APPENDIX II- They are basically those species that are not threatened with extinction but that might suffer decline if their trade is not restricted. They might get into the endangered list if they are not stopped from being exploited.
APPENDIX III - These are the species that are protected in any one country that is a CITES member state and that has petitioned others for help in controlling international trade of that particular species.

So, the correct answer is option C, endangered species.

NOTE-
CITES is an international treaty that was signed between the most powerful countries around the world aiming to save endangered species of plants and animals at Geneva, Switzerland. Due to over exploitation and loss of forest area it has led to animal loss of their habitat and life.