Consider the following statements about National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) of India for 2017-2031: 1. This is the Third National Wildlife Action Plan. 2. The NWAP is unique as this is the first time India has recognized the concerns relating to climate change impact on wildlife. 3. The NWAP has ten components. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2 only
- C.2 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1 and 2 only. The plan for 2017-2031 is India's third National Wildlife Action Plan and the first to deal with the impact of climate change on wildlife, but it has five components, not ten.
India's first National Wildlife Action Plan ran from 1983 to 2001 and the second from 2002 to 2016. The third, released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2017, follows a landscape approach, so it covers wildlife both inside and outside protected areas. It is organised into five components, 17 themes and 103 conservation actions. For the first time it has a full section on how climate change affects wildlife and how species and habitats can be helped to adapt.
Statement 3 is wrong because the plan has five components. Option A is wrong because it leaves out statement 2, which is correct. Options C and D are wrong because they include statement 3.
Exam tip: NWAP-1 1983-2001, NWAP-2 2002-2016, NWAP-3 2017-2031 (climate change included for the first time).
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