Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Question
With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1.
It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
Options
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global initiative with correct Statement 1: it involves governments, businesses, civil society, and indigenous peoples in forest conservation efforts. Statement 3 is also correct: the FCPF specifically assists countries with REDD+ implementation by providing financial mechanisms and technical support. However, Statement 2 is misleading—while FCPF may support research indirectly, it is not primarily designed to provide direct financial aid to universities and individual scientists for forestry research. Its main focus is on supporting national REDD+ programs and carbon finance for forest conservation at the country level, not on individual research grants. Therefore, statements 1 and 3 are correct. > FCPF Focus: Global Partnership (1) + REDD+ Support (3), not direct university research funding (2) Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2015
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q74
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Climate Change Mitigation and Forest Conservation
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
Current Affairs 2014-2015 - Climate and Forests
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