Consider the following statements regarding Kunming Biodiversity Fund:
1. It was established under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
2. The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) serves as an advisory body to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.
3. It supports the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) at regional and subnational levels.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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Consider the following statements regarding Kunming Biodiversity Fund:
1. It was established under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
2. The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) serves as an advisory body to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.
3. It supports the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) at regional and subnational levels.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) is a Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MTPF) that was established under the leadership of Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE) of China (not India) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Statement 2 is correct: The KBF aims to facilitate the successful implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) at regional, national, subnational and local level by supporting developing countries to accelerate and upscale their actions for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

Statement 3 is correct: The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) serves as an advisory body bringing independent, impartial expert knowledge and advice on biodiversity conservation and environmental governance to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund. Its main purpose is to provide technical advice on monitoring, implementation and knowledge management, science and best practice, and economics and finance for implementation of effective biodiversity action. ITAG also advises the Executive Council of the KBF.

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Consider the following statements regarding Kunming Biodiversity Fund: 1. It was established under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). 2. The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) serves as an advisory body to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund. 3. It supports the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) at regional and subnational levels. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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