With reference to the 'New York Declaration on Forests', which of the following statements are correct? 1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014. 2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests. 3. It is a legally binding international declaration. 4. It is endorsed by governments, big companies and indigenous communities. 5. India was one of the signatories at its inception. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1, 2 and 4
- B.1, 3 and 5
- C.3 and 4
- D.2 and 5
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1, 2 and 4. The declaration was launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit, sets a timeline to end forest loss and has a mixed set of endorsers, but it is voluntary and India did not sign it.
The New York Declaration on Forests was endorsed in September 2014 at the UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit in New York. It set a goal to halve the loss of natural forests by 2020 and end it by 2030, and to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. Its endorsers include national and state governments, multinational companies, indigenous peoples' organisations and civil society groups.
B is wrong: the declaration is a voluntary political pledge, not a legally binding treaty, and India was not among its first endorsers.
C is wrong because statement 3 is false.
D is wrong because statement 5 is false and it leaves out statements 1 and 4.
Exam tip: NYDF 2014 = voluntary; halve forest loss by 2020, end it by 2030; India not a signatory.
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