Read the following passage carefully:
Under the Coastal Wetland Restoration and Blue Carbon Accounting Framework, port authorities managing estuaries with degraded mangrove ecosystems are mandated to replace concrete seawalls with hybrid bio-engineered living shorelines. The framework permits port authorities to claim carbon offset credits for restored coastal vegetation only if third-party environmental audits confirm zero net biodiversity loss over a continuous five-year period. However, if a severe weather event destroys over 30% of the planted vegetation within the first three years, the five-year evaluation timer resets automatically, requiring immediate replanting at the authority's expense. Furthermore, while private shipping conglomerates operating within the port's jurisdiction may co-fund these restoration efforts to offset their vessel emissions, their contributions do not grant them voting rights on the port's environmental management board.
Which of the following statements can be logically inferred from the passage above? Select all that apply.
- Port authorities that experience a 35% destruction of planted vegetation in the second year owing to a storm must bear the cost of replanting and restart their five-year evaluation period.Cevap
- BPrivate shipping conglomerates co-funding mangrove restoration are legally prohibited from using these projects to offset their vessel emissions.
- To secure carbon offset credits under the framework, a port authority must demonstrate zero net loss in biodiversity across five consecutive years as verified by an independent third party.Cevap
- DHybrid bio-engineered living shorelines provide superior storm surge protection compared to traditional concrete seawalls.