The Program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)

question 27

Multiple Choice

The program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) _____________.

• A) was passed unanimously by the Copenhagen Conference (2010) on global climate change
• B) seeks to reduce the 30% of global carbon emissions caused by primary forests
• C) gives wealthy nations carbon-offsets if they pay poorer nations to conserve forests
• D) supports research to develop trees which permanently sequester carbon
• E) combats unsustainable forestry practices through controlled burning programs

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