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UPSC CSE 2026 · PYQ · Climate Change / REDD+ / Carbon Projects · hard

Which one of the following is the first Plan Vivo certified Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) project in India?

  1. A.Uttarakhand REDD+ project
  2. B.ICFRE-ICIMOD Transboundary REDD+ project in North-Eastern Himalayas
  3. C.Khasi Hills Community REDD+ project✓ Correct
  4. D.Sikkim Mamley Kamrang Community REDD+ project

Explanation

The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project in Meghalaya is India's first community-based and first Plan Vivo certified REDD+ project. Launched in 2011 and certified by Plan Vivo in 2013, it covers around 27,000 hectares of dense subtropical forests in the East Khasi Hills district, involving 62 indigenous Khasi villages organised under the Ka Synjuk Ki Hima Arliang Wah Umiam-Mawphlang Welfare Society. The project aims to slow, halt and reverse deforestation, regenerate degraded forests, and generate carbon credits sold under the Plan Vivo Standard. Hence option (c) is correct.
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