Question- With reference to ‘Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) It is global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples
(ii) It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management
(iii)It assists the countries in their ‘REDD+ (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)’ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
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(a) (i) only
(b)(ii) and (iii) only
(c) (i) and (iii)only
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer-(c)
Related Facts:
- On 30 August, 2018, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released National Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategy for India.
- The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Developing Countries was launched in 2008.
- REDD+ stands for countries efforts to reduce emission from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
- The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples focused on REDD+ programs of developing countries.
REDD+ Strategy of India:
The REDD+ Strategy guided by the National REDD+ Policy is designed to address critical gaps in the capacity and institutional framework towards creating REDD+ Readiness in the country. The important programmes areas identified for REDD+ implementation are as under:
- National Forest Monitoring System
- National REDD+ Architecture and Governance
- Platform for Stakeholder engagement
- National REDD+ information system
- Transparent, equitable and accountable management
- Valuation and equitable sharing of multiple benefits of forests
- Capacity Building
The objectives of the National REDD+ Policy:
- To create REDD+ architecture at National and Sub-National levels to support REDD+ actions.
- To manage the forests for a bouquet of ecosystem services, including but not limited to biodiversity, that are flowing to local communities from the forests and not for carbon services only.
- To safeguard the rights and interests of local communities including improvement of their livelihood.
- To develop appropriate mechanism for channelizing REDD+ funding and transferring the accrued financial benefits to the communities in a fair, equitable and transparent manner.
- To provide adequate technical and financial resources to implement various phases and action plan of REDD+.
References:
https://www.cbd.int/forest/redd-plus/default.shtml
http://www.fao.org/redd/en/
http://envfor.nic.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20National%20Policy%20&%20Strategy%20on%20REDD.pdf
http://www.un-redd.org/
https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/about-fcpf-0