Match the following environmental treaties with their

Solution

The correct matches are: Kyoto Protocol with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (A-2), Montreal Protocol with the protection of the ozone layer (B-3), and CITES with the protection of endangered species (C-1). • The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, targets industrialized countries and sets binding emission reduction targets.  • The Montreal Protocol, agreed upon in 1987, has been successful in phasing out the production of numerous substances that deplete the ozone layer.  • CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), effective from 1975, regulates the international trade of specified plant and animal species.