With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct?1.It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.2.It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management.3.It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation +)' efforts by providing them financial and technical assistance.Select the correct answer using the code given below

1. A

   1 only

   Statement 1 is correct—the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility is a global partnership of governments, business, civil society and indigenous peoples—but statement 3 is also correct. ‘1 only’ is therefore incomplete. This option is not the key.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   Statement 2 is incorrect: FCPF does not exist to fund universities and individual scientists to invent eco-friendly forestry gadgets. Statement 3 is correct, but 2 and 3 together fail. This option is not the key.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   Statements 1 and 3 correctly describe FCPF as a World Bank-housed partnership that helps countries with REDD+ finance and technical support. Statement 2 misstates the beneficiaries and purpose. Hence 1 and 3 only is the official key.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   All three would require statement 2 to be true. It is not. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. FCPF is a multi-stakeholder World Bank facility for REDD+ readiness and carbon finance. It is not a research-grant body for individual scientists. Statement 2 is the distractor. Partnership plus REDD+ assistance is the accurate pair.