Rio Convention relates to either of the following three conventions which are results of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janerio in 1992. These conventions are
- UNFCCC, the abbreviation of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- CBD, the abbreviation of Convention on Biological Diversity
- UNCCD,the abbreviation of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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