UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper 1 · Q74

Environment

Hard · New York Declaration on Forests

Consider the following statements about the New York Declaration on Forests:

1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit held in 2014.

2. It sets out a voluntary global timeline aimed at ending natural forest loss.

3. It is a legally binding treaty enforceable against its signatory governments.

4. India was among the signatories at the time of the Declaration's launch.

How many of the statements given above are correct?