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With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:It is a global action plan for sustainable development.It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: A — 1 onlySolution:Statement 1 — Agenda 21 is a global action plan for sustainable development: This is correct. Agenda 21 is a comprehensive, non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations relating to sustainable development. It is a product of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) — the Rio Earth Summit — held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. It covers all aspects of human impact on the environment and provides a global consensus blueprint for sustainable development for the 21st century (hence 'Agenda 21'). ✓Statement 2 — Agenda 21 originated at the Johannesburg Summit in 2002: This is incorrect. Agenda 21 was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, not the Johannesburg Summit of 2002. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg in 2002 (also called Rio+10) reviewed the progress of Agenda 21 implementation and produced the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development — but these were follow-up documents, not the original Agenda 21. ✗Why other options are incorrect:Options B, C, D: Statement 2 attributes the wrong conference and year.Key Concept: The 1992 Rio Earth Summit produced three major outcomes: Agenda 21 (action plan), the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (27 principles), and the Forest Principles. Three conventions were also opened for signature at Rio: UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD (though UNCCD came slightly later in 1994). Rio+10 (Johannesburg 2002), Rio+20 (Rio 2012) were subsequent summits. Agenda 21 runs to 800+ pages and covers: social and economic dimensions, conservation/management of resources, strengthening the role of major groups, and means of implementation. Local Agenda 21 — adopted by municipalities — is the most actively implemented component globally. India adopted national and state-level sustainable development action plans inspired by Agenda 21.

With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:It is a global action plan for sustainable development.It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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