With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 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.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
The answer is (c): statements 1 and 3 are correct. The FCPF is a World Bank-hosted global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and Indigenous Peoples. Its first strategic objective is to help countries in their REDD+ efforts with financial and technical assistance. It does not fund scientific forestry research by universities or individual scientists, so statement 2 is wrong.
- ✓ 1. The FCPF describes itself as a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and Indigenous Peoples. It focuses on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
- ✗ 2. None of the FCPF's four strategic objectives involves research grants to universities, scientists or research institutions. Its money goes to REDD+ readiness and to performance-based payments for emission reductions in participating developing countries.
- ✓ 3. The FCPF's first strategic objective is to assist countries in their REDD+ efforts by giving them financial and technical assistance. This builds their capacity to benefit from possible future systems of positive incentives for REDD+.
Remember · FCPF (World Bank-hosted, launched 2007) = Readiness Fund + Carbon Fund. It helps developing countries prepare for REDD+ and get paid for results. It does not fund academic forestry research.
Sources
- About Us – Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (World Bank-hosted) ↗ · reference work “The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation … To assist countries in their REDD+ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance in building their capacity to benefit from possible future systems of positive incentives for REDD+.”
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