‘पारितंत्र एवं जैव विविधता का अर्थतंत्र [The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)]’ नामक पहल के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं?
- 1.यह एक पहल है, जिसकी मेजबानी UNEP, IMF एवं विश्व आर्थिक मंच (World Economic Forum) करते हैं।
- 2.यह एक विश्वव्यापी पहल है, जो जैव विविधता के आर्थिक लाभों के प्रति ध्यान आकर्षित करने पर केंद्रित है।
- 3.यह ऐसा उपागम प्रस्तुत करता है, जो पारितंत्रों और जैव विविधता के मूल्य की पहचान, निदर्शन और अभिग्रहण में निर्णयकर्ताओं की सहायता कर सकता है।
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With reference to an initiative called 'The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum.
2. It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity.
3. It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 3 only · (c) 2 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) केवल 2 और 3
TEEB is a global initiative, housed in UNEP (not in the IMF or the World Economic Forum), that draws attention to the hidden economic value of nature and gives decision-makers an approach to recognise, demonstrate and capture that value. So statements 2 and 3 are correct and 1 is not.
- ✗ 1. UNEP hosts the TEEB Office (in Geneva since March 2011). The IMF and the World Economic Forum are not its hosts.
- ✓ 2. TEEB seeks to draw attention to the invisibility of nature in the economic choices that governments and businesses make.
- ✓ 3. TEEB's structured approach to valuation helps decision-makers recognise the benefits of ecosystems, demonstrate their values in economic terms and, where suitable, capture those values in decisions.
Remember · TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity): a UNEP-hosted global initiative to make nature's values visible - recognise, demonstrate, capture. Not an IMF or WEF body.
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- UNEP: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) ↗ “a structured approach to valuation that helps decision-makers recognize the wide range of benefits provided by ecosystems and biodiversity, demonstrate their values in economic terms and, where appropriate, capture those values in decision-making”
- UNEP: TEEB Approach and Timeline (March 2011 entry) ↗ “March 2011 UNEP hosts the TEEB Office TEEB finds its institutional home at the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, Switzerland and sets up an office to manage day-to-day operations and communications activities. … The TEEB initiative seeks to draw attention to the invisibility of nature in the economic choices we make across the domains of international, national, and local policy-making, public administration, and business.”
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