Which of the following was a result of the Rio Declaration?
A) the establishment of the United Nations Environment Program
B) the United Nations adoption of Resolution 2389
C) the obligation on states to prepare an "environmental impact assessment"
D) the creation of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development

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The Rio Declaration, which emerged from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992, included 27 principles intended to guide future sustainable development around the world. One of these principles (Principle 17) emphasizes the importance of environmental impact assessments (EIA) as a national instrument to ensure that proposed activities likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment are properly assessed. This has led to the widespread adoption and integration of EIA processes in national environmental policy frameworks.

Which of the Following Was a Result of the Rio