Question: On March 21st, 2018, ‘International Day of Forests’ was celebrated worldwide. The theme of this day for 2018 is-
(a) Forests and Sustainable Cities
(b) Forest and employment
(c) Forest and climate change
(d) Forest and energy
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On March 21st, 2018, ‘International Day of Forests’ was celebrated across the world.
- Main theme of this day for year 2018 is ” Forests and Sustainable Cities ”.
- The purpose of celebrating this day is to increase awareness of forest conservation and strengthen the development of current and future generations.
- It is notable that The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/67/200 on 21st December 2012, which declared that 21st March of each year is to be observed as the International Day of Forests.
- Significantly, according to the report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, India has been ranked 8th among 10 countries of the world, which has recorded the highest growth in forest areas at the annual level.
- According to the ’15th India Forest Status Report’ (ISFR) -2018, issued on February 12th, 2018, the total forest and tree cover is 8, 02,088 sq. Km which is 24.39 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/index.shtml