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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 40

Topic: Environment and ecology

Q40

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+ projectCorrect answer
  4. (d) Sikkim Mamley Kamrang Community REDD+ project

Solution.

Answer: (c) Khasi Hills Community REDD+ project

  1. The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project in East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya (initiated in 2011 by the Synjuk of ten Khasi Himas) is India's first community-based REDD+ project certified under the international Plan Vivo standard.
  2. It conserves approximately 27,000 hectares of sacred groves and community cloud forests through payment for ecosystem services.