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 201 4. 2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests. 3. It is a legally b

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Q: (IAS/2021)
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 201
4.
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.

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,118,70,118,16,12,42

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{'international declaration': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'declaration': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'forests': [3, 0, 2, 0], 'indigenous communities': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'united nations climate summit': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'governments': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'new york': [8, 0, 4, 8]}

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 4.

The New York Declaration on Forests was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014. It sets a global timeline to end the loss of forests by 2030 and calls for halving the rate of deforestation by the year 2020. It is not a legally binding international declaration, but it is endorsed by governments, companies, and indigenous communities. India was one of the signatories at its inception.

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