Question

Basel Convention is associated with one of the following -

• A. International Trade in Endangered species of wild Fauna & flora
• B. Climate change
• C. Protection of Ozone layer
• D. The control of transboundary movement of Hazardous waste and their disposal.

Hint:

Remember: Basel Convention = Hazardous Waste. It's the international agreement that regulates the shipping of toxic and other hazardous waste across borders.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. It was adopted in 1989. The other options are associated with different conventions:
(a) is CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species).
(b) is UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) and the Kyoto Protocol/Paris Agreement.
(c) is the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol.