The Stockholm Convention of 2001 deals with

the protection of the ozone layerCorrect answerYour answerthe trade in endangered speciesCorrect answerYour answerthe first UN conference on the human environmentCorrect answerYour answerpersistent organic pollutants such as DDT and dioxinsCorrect answerYour answer

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Persistent organic pollutants last for years, travel far and build up in food chains.
The 2001 Stockholm Convention aims to eliminate or restrict them.

Worth noting

Do not confuse it with the 1972 Stockholm Conference, the first UN meeting on the environment, which led to UNEP and World Environment Day.

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