REDD++ Current Affairs, GK & News
Uganda: First African country to submit REDD++ results
REDD++ is a mechanism of United Nations to reduce emissions from forest degradation and deforestation. REDD++ operates under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Uganda recently submitted its REDD++ results and has become the first African country to submit the results. Significance in terms of Africa Africa has the greatest net forest loss ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon emission • Climate change • deforestation • REDD++ • Uganda • UNFCCC • United Nations
Environment Ministry releases India’s National REDD+ Strategy
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released National Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategy for India. It aims at achieve climate change mitigation by incentivizing forest conservation. This strategy will soon be communicated to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). National REDD+ Strategy It has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Topics: Environment • Forestry • National REDD+ Strategy • Paris Climate Agreement • REDD++
Government launches Wood is Good Campaign
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched “Wood is Good” Campaign under Partnership for Land Use Science (Forest-Plus). It was launched on sidelines of two-day conference on “Sustainable landscapes and forest ecosystems: Theory to Practice” in New Delhi. The purpose of campaign is to promote wood as climate-friendly resource ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Topics: Environment • Forest-Plus • National • REDD++ • Wood is Good Campaign