Q10 · UPPSC current affairs · 29 September 2026 · PIB · FAO Committee on Forestry India Restoration Targets

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The 'Bonn Challenge', referenced in international forestry discussions, is a global effort to:

A Eliminate all industrial logging in temperate zones by the year 2025.
B Restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
C Provide maritime security to commercial timber cargo vessels in European waters.
D Establish a global carbon tax administered exclusively by the World Health Organization.

Correct answer: (b) Restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.

Explanation

Option B is correct since the Bonn Challenge is a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. Options A, C, and D contain incorrect mandates.

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