28(UNCCD) Flashcards

1
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Why in news

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This years CoP 14 to be held in Noida

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2
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When was it adopted

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In Paris in 1994

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3
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What does it talk about

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Maintain and restore soil productivity and sustainable land development.

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4
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Is India its signatory

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Yes…1994 sign and 1996 ratified.

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5
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Is it legally binding

A

Yessss

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6
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What is Bonn Challenge

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Global effort to bring 150 million hector degraded land to cultivable form or to restore it by 2020 and 350 million hector by 2030

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7
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Has India accepted it

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Yes

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8
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What was its outcome

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1 Snow leopards

2 Drought forecasting tool box

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9
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What is a drought forecasting tool box

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A knowledge bank that may be used by drought vulnerable countries to reduce drought risk.

Its a online portal where different case studies will be present whose help can be taken to deal in drought

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10
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Snow leopard

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Cat species of higher lattitude of 3000m

J&K,UK,Himachal

Appendix 1 of cites
Vulnearbale

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11
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Does India has largets snow leopards

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Nope its china

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