Earth summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992), Brazil promoted convention on biological diversity which was signed by 152 Nations. Its recommendations came into effect on 29th December 1993. India became a party to this convention on biological diversity in May 1994. The various commitments were : (a) Adoption of ways and means to conserve biodiversity.
(b) Managing biodiversity for sustainable uses.
(c) Ensuring equitable sharing of benefits from biological diversity including utilisation of genetic resources.
A second world summit was held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. 199 countries attending the Summit pledged to significantly reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and local levels by 2010.