Q74 (IAS/2015) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives › Forest and REDD initiatives Official Key

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. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: C

Explanation

The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global partnership of governments, businesses,[1] civil society, and[2] Indigenous Peoples, making statement 1 correct. The FCPF was created to assist developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, enhance and conserve forest carbon stocks, and sustainably manage forests (REDD+)[3], and it helps developing countries set up both forest cover and deforestation and forest degradation reference levels, MRV systems and designing a REDD+ national strategy[4], confirming statement 3 is correct.

However, statement 2 is incorrect. The FCPF does not provide financial aid to universities, individual scientists, or research institutions for scientific forestry research. Instead, it supports countries' efforts to achieve emission reductions from deforestation and/or forest degradation[5] through country-level programs. Administered by The World Bank, the FCPF consists of a Readiness Fund and a Carbon Fund[3] that work directly with countries rather than individual researchers or institutions.

Therefore, only statements 1 and 3 are correct, making option C the right answer.

Sources

[1] https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/system/files/documents/FCPF%20AR%20FY15%2011%204%20%28web%29_0.pdf
[2] https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/system/files/documents/FCPF%20AR%20FY15%2011%204%20%28web%29_0.pdf
[3] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Forest Carbon Partnership Facility > p. 344
[4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901110001449
[5] https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/system/files/documents/FCPF%20AR%20FY15%2011%204%20%28web%29_0.pdf

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Online pages / news items supporting the statement

Web source

Presence: 4/5

"The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global partnership of governments, businesses,"

Why this source?

Explicitly calls the FCPF a 'global partnership' and names governments and businesses as partners.
Directly supports the claim's 'global partnership' and the involvement of governments and businesses.

Web source

Presence: 5/5

"civil society, and Indigenous Peoples (IP), focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation,"

Why this source?

Specifically lists 'civil society, and Indigenous Peoples (IP)' as part of the FCPF's constituency.
Connects these stakeholder groups to the FCPF's REDD+ focus, showing active inclusion of civil society and indigenous peoples.

Web source

Presence: 4/5

"and 17 financial contributors (comprising developed countries, one private sector participant, and one Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)). It has six categories of observers, including IP and Civil Society Organizations (CSO)."

Why this source?

Notes financial contributors include developed countries (governments) and one private sector participant (business).
States the FCPF 'has six categories of observers, including IP and Civil Society Organizations (CSO).', confirming participation of indigenous peoples and civil society.

Indirect textbook clues (5)

How books hint at the answer

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Forest Carbon Partnership Facility > p. 344

Strength: 4/5

“• Administered by The World Bank • Area of focus Mitigation REDD • Date operational zooS The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCpF) is a World Bank programme and consists of a Readiness Fund and a Carbon Fund" The FCPF was created to assist developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, enhance and conserve Jorest carbon stocks, and sustainably manage forests (REDD+).”

Why relevant

Identifies the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) as a World Bank programme with Readiness and Carbon Funds focused on REDD+, indicating it operates at international scale and through formal funding mechanisms.

How to extend

A student could infer that World Bank–administered programmes often engage multiple country governments and partner stakeholders and therefore check FCPF governance documents for multi‑stakeholder composition.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Cutting emissions from deforestation - (the Warsaw Framework for REDD+") > p. 330

Strength: 4/5

“Cutting emissions from deforestation - (the Warsaw Framework for REDD+" • Governments agreed on a set of decisions on ways to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. • Global deforestation accounts for some 20 percent of the world's CO² emissions. The set of decisions bolsters forest preservation and sustainable use of forests with direct benefits for people who live in and around forests. • It establishes the means for results-based payments if developing countries can demonstrate the protection of forests.”

Why relevant

Describes the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ where governments agreed decisions and mechanisms for results‑based payments, showing REDD+ processes involve national governments and international policy frameworks.

How to extend

One could extend this by noting FCPF supports REDD+ and therefore likely follows multisectoral REDD+ practices—so verify whether FCPF includes non‑governmental stakeholders alongside governments.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Will India Benefit from RtrDD+, > p. 337

Strength: 5/5

“, india's sustained efforts for conserving and expanding its forest and tree resources have the possibility of being rewarded for providing carbon services to the international community in addition to providing traditional goods and services to local communities, r The incentives so received from REDD+ would be passed to the local communities involved in protection and management of the forests. This will ensure sustained protection of our forests against deforestation. All Rights Reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without permission in writing.”

Why relevant

States incentives from REDD+ would be passed to local communities involved in protection and management of forests, indicating REDD+ programmes engage local communities/indigenous peoples.

How to extend

Use this to hypothesize that FCPF (a REDD+ facility) engages indigenous/local communities and then check FCPF membership or participant lists for such representation.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > riii's COP > p. 334

Strength: 4/5

“Fiji is the first small-island state to host the UNFCCC climate talks. The outcomes were the • r Gender Action Plan highlights the role of women in climate action and promotes gender equality in the process. • r Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform - aims to support the exchange of experience and sharing of best practices on mitigation and adaptation. . Ocean Pathway Partnership two-track strategy for supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement that includes; r. Increasing the role of the ocean considerations in the UNFCCC process and; z”

Why relevant

Mentions the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform within UNFCCC, showing international climate processes include explicit platforms for indigenous and civil society engagement.

How to extend

A student could reasonably suspect FCPF, operating in the same REDD+/UNFCCC ecosystem, similarly includes indigenous and civil society representation and then confirm via FCPF governance sources.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 10: Indian Forest > Ro. 4.3. Joint Forest Management (IFM) > p. 168

Strength: 3/5

“ro.4.3. Joint Forest Management (IFIVI)\ • JFM is an initiative to institutionalize participatory governance of country's forest resources by involving the local communities living close to the forest. • This is a community management institution to develop partnership between forest fringe communities and the Forest Department (FD) on the basis of mutual trust and jointly defined roles and responsibilities with regard to forest protection and regeneration. • JFM started in consonance with the National • Most of the states in India have adopted JFM and issued resolutions permitting such partnership as per the prescribed guidelines. The institutional structure varies across the states. • Under JFM, both forest departments and local communities come to an agreement to form a committee to manage and protect forests by sharing the costs and benefits.”

Why relevant

Describes Joint Forest Management as a formal partnership between forest departments and local communities, exemplifying a common pattern of multi‑stakeholder forest governance.

How to extend

Apply this general partnership model to international forest programmes like FCPF to motivate checking whether its institutional design includes governments plus community and other non‑state actors.

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