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With reference to the 'New York Declaration on Forests’, which of the following statements are correct?

  1. 1.It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in
  2. 2.It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests.
  3. 3.It is a legally binding international declaration.
  4. 4.It is endorsed by governments, big companies and indigenous communities.
  5. 5.India was one of the signatories at its inception.

2014.

  1. A.1, 2 and 4
  2. B.1, 3 and 5
  3. C.3 and 4
  4. D.2 and 5
▶ Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: A. 1, 2 and 4

The New York Declaration on Forests, launched at the UN Climate Summit in 2014, aims to halve deforestation by 2020 and end it by 2030. While it has broad endorsements from governments, companies, and civil society groups, it is a political pledge, not a legally binding treaty. India is among the many countries that have endorsed this declaration.

Source: UPSC gs1 2021

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