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The Montreal Protocol, an international environmental treaty, is mainly aimed at:
The Montreal Protocol aims to phase out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs to protect the ozone layer. Other treaties cover different issues: CITES covers wildlife trade, Basel covers hazardous waste and Ramsar covers wetlands.
- Aregulating trade in endangered wild flora and fauna
- Bphasing out substances that deplete the ozone layerCorrect
- Ccontrolling transboundary movement of hazardous wastes
- Dconserving wetlands of international importance
Explanation
The Montreal Protocol (1987) phases out production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs. Wildlife trade is CITES, hazardous wastes is the Basel Convention, and wetlands is the Ramsar Convention.
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