Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a) per design and effective implementation of UNREDD+ Programme can significantly contribute to
b) protection of biodiversity resilience of forest ecosystems
c) poverty reduction
The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.
- In 2005, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held its first round of negotiations on the REDD+, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks in Developing Countries.
- The primary goal was to reduce climate change by lowering net emissions of greenhouse gases by improving forest management in developing nations.
- The majority of the important REDD+ decisions were made by 2013; the rulebook’s final components were completed in 2015.
- It is predicated on the idea that without REDD+, forests in developing nations would have been cleared, hastening climate change.
- Proper implementation of the REDD+ strategies can help in tackling:
- Forest degradation and biodiversity loss.
- Improving Social standards reducing poverty.
- Resilience of forest ecosystem.
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