Global Environmental Facility (GEF)

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) was started in India in 1991.
2) GEF provides financial support for environmental improvements.
- Published on 16 Aug 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
 
  • The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) was started in India in 1991. It has the mandate to resolve problems related to global environment.
  • GEF provides financial support for environmental improvements.
  • The span of GEF is for five years which reflects sustainable agriculture development, land degradation, bio diversification and sustainable forest management because it is directly related to the adaptation of climate change process.
  • For the first time, Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the project related to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on the subject “to obtain revolutionary change on the strategies and methodologies for sustainable agriculture in India” to implement it in a various parts of five states viz Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa and Mizoram.

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