Consider the following statements about the Green India Mission ( GIM): 1. It is one of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) launched in year 2014. 2. It takes ‘micro-ecosystem’ approach in area and landscape-specific restoration activities in different ecosystems. 3. It targets to increase forest and tree cover on 5 million hectares and improve the quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectares. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements about the Green India Mission (GIM):
1.It is one of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) launched in year 2014.
2.It takes ‘micro-ecosystem’ approach in area and landscape-specific restoration activities in different ecosystems.
3.It targets to increase forest and tree cover on 5 million hectares and improve the quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectares.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct

Statement 1 is correct: Green India Mission (GIM) was rolled out in 2014 as one of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

Statement 2 is incorrect: The GIM is criticised for taking a plantation-centered approach.

Statement 3 is correct: Objective: Its objective was to increase forest and tree cover on 5 million hectares and improve the quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectares.

Source: IE

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