Fact File: Environment Conventions, Protocols, and Agreements

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The growing concern of global warming, climate change, and its associated impacts on the economy, society, health, biodiversity, etc. has created the need for significant initiatives imperative for its protection and conservation. For environment protection, multiple environment agreements, summits, protocols, and conventions have been conducted and agreed upon. The dynamic nature of available information on this topic makes it important from the point of view of UPSC. Every year, UPSC asks several questions from the Environment Conventions, Protocols, and Agreements.
This GS SCORE's Fact File on 'Environment Conventions, Protocols, and Agreements' covers all the major initiatives taken at the international level to protect the environment and climate. It carries updated information on the conservation efforts taken nationally and internationally. This document will facilitate aspirants in understanding the key information about the initiatives taken in addition to the extra value-added notes. This will be helpful in providing as much information as possible in a single place which is important from the point of view of UPSC Prelims and Main Examination.