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Prelims 2026 · Environment · Question 40

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

  1. Uttarakhand REDD+ project
  2. ICFRE-ICIMOD Transboundary REDD+ project in North-Eastern Himalayas
  3. Khasi Hills Community REDD+ project
  4. Sikkim Mamley Kamrang Community REDD+ project

Answer

Khasi Hills Community REDD+ project

The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project is identified by Plan Vivo as India’s first community-based REDD+ programme, and an FAO publication on Asia-Pacific REDD+ pilots notes that the East Khasi Hills project was approved in 2011, becoming the first REDD project in India. That matches option C.

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