Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management

Q.  Which of the following is/are true regarding Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management?

1) The declaration suggested developing and implementing an agrobiodiversity index to help monitor conservation and use of agrobiodiversity.
2) The declaration declares 2017 as "Year of Biodiversity".
- Published on 10 Nov 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
  • The UN is urged to consider declaring soon a "Year of Agrobiodiversity" to draw worldwide attention and to catalyze urgent action. The declaration does not declare any specific year.
  • The declaration calls upon nations to accord top priority to the agrobiodiversity conservation and their sustainable use towards achieving targets of SDGs relating to poverty alleviation, food and nutritional security, good health, gender equity and partnership.
  • The declaration recognizes the importance of traditional knowledge on agrobiodiversity of farm men and women, pastoralists and other tribal and rural communities and their central role in its conservation and use for a food and climate resilient world.
  • The declaration calls upon countries to develop the necessary funding, legal and institutional mechanism to ensure and facilitate their continued active participation.

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