Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 05, 2025

The project emphasizes habitat restoration, biodiversity conservation, and community engagement, aligning with the CBD’s Aichi Targets for ecosystem protection and sustainable use of resources. Although the CMS also protects migratory species, the Great Indian Bustard is non-migratory and primarily depends on localized conservation measures.

While the Chipko movement did involve a significant number of women, it wasn’t exclusively a women’s movement. Men also participated in the protests and played crucial roles in the movement’s organization and leadership.

Statement 1 is incorrect: While NEAC does target school children and college students, it also includes a wider range of target groups, such as rural communities, women’s self-help groups, and various stakeholders involved in environmental management. It isn’t limited to urban populations.

Statement 2 is incorrect: NEAC receives funding from multiple sources, including the Central Government, State Governments, and international organizations. It is not solely funded by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Statement 3 is correct: NEAC employs a diverse range of outreach methods, including workshops, seminars, rallies, street plays, exhibitions, online campaigns, and collaborations with NGOs, educational institutions, and other relevant organizations.

Statement 4 is correct: NEAC aims to translate awareness into action, and a key indicator of its success is the increased participation of the public in environmental conservation activities. This can include participation in afforestation drives, cleanliness campaigns, water conservation efforts, and other initiatives.

Social forestry is defined as the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of aiding in environmental, social, and rural development. It includes raising trees on public or community lands, farmlands, and waste patches, involving the community to meet its own needs for fuel, fodder, and timber.

“The Government of India along with 155 other nations have signed the Convention of Biodiversity at the Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992.” This summit was a landmark event for global environmental policy.