Consider the following statements regarding the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) : I. The CAF Act, 2016 and the CAF Rules, 2018 came into effect on 30 September, 2018. II. National CAMPA has a single governing body for both National- and State-level authorities. III. CAMPA funds can be used for the purchase of land for afforestation purposes. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
None of the above
Statement I is correct. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 and the rules framed under it in 2018 were both brought into force on 30 September, 2018, which finally unlocked the accumulated levies lying with the ad hoc CAMPA.
Statement II is incorrect. The Act creates a two-tier structure: a National Authority manages the National Fund holding ten per cent of the money, while each state has its own State Authority managing the State Fund holding the remaining ninety per cent. There is no single governing body covering both levels.
Statement III is correct. CAMPA money may be spent on acquiring land for compensatory afforestation, along with catchment area treatment, wildlife management, forest fire prevention and soil and moisture conservation works.
So statements I and III are correct while II is not, and the combination "I and III only" is not offered among the choices, which makes the answer None of the above.
Important Questions from Conservation efforts: India and World
Consider the following statements:
1. 'Right to the City' is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.
2. 'Right to the City' gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city.
3. 'Right to the City' means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorized colonies in the city.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for
With reference to the New York Declaration on Forests, which of the following statements are correct?
1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014.
2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests.
3. It is a legally binding international declaration.
4. It is endorsed by governments, big companies and indigenous communities.
5. India was one of the signatories at its inception.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
What is the name of an international environmental agreement with universal ratification to protect the earth’s ozone layer by eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)?
National park is one kind of
