Question
Q24. With reference to the ‘New York Declaration on Forests’,which of the following statements are correct?
1. It was first endorsed at the United Nation 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
Answer: A
Detailed Explanation
· The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a political declaration calling for global action to protect and restore forests.
· It offers a common, multi-stakeholder framework for forest action, consolidating various initiatives and objectives that drive forest protection, restoration, and sustainable use.
· Adopted in 2014 and refreshed in 2021, the NYDF is the major reference point for global forest action.
· Its ten goals include halting natural forest loss by 2030, restoring 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands, improving governance, increasing forest finance, and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as part of the Paris Agreement.
· It is a voluntary and non-legally binding political declaration which grew out of dialogue among governments, companies and civil society, spurred by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit held in New York in 2014.
· The declaration includes ambitious targets to end natural forest loss by 2030, with a 50% reduction by 2020 as a milestone toward its achievement.
· The Declaration is currently endorsed by over 190 entities including more than 50 governments, more than 50 of the world’s biggest companies, and more than 50 influential civil society and indigenous organizations. It is not endorsed by India.
