World day to combat desertification and drought 23 countries facing a major drought emergency

Question 1

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on

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17th of June

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Year’s Theme:

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Rising up from drought together

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The Union Minister released ____ on this day

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Forest Stewardship Council’s Forest Stewardship Standard for India (FSC FSSI)

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____ is a globally recognized certification system which sets criteria for audit of companies associated with timber related products.

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Forest Stewardship Council’

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Desertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the

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1992 Rio Earth Summit

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it is sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Established in

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1994

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It is the most comprehensive global commitment to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in order to restore the productivity of vast expanses of degraded land, improve the livelihoods of more than 1.3 billion people, and reduce the impacts of drought on vulnerable populations to build.

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UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework

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____ declares that “we are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations”.

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Goal 15 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 2030

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____ is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world’s deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030.

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The Bonn Challenge

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It was approved in 2014 with the objective of protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover with a deadline of 10 years.

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National Mission on Green India

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launched in 1995 to minimize the adverse effect of drought and to rejuvenate the natural resource base of the identified desert areas.

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Desert Development Programme

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It aims to restore ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources with the creation of Rural Employment.

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Integrated Watershed Management Programme