Consider the following statements:1.Ecocide refers to the extensive and severe damage, destruction, or loss of ecosystems, often as a result of human activities.2.Ecocide threatens all human populations who are dependent on natural resources for maintaining ecosystems and ensuring their ability to support future generations.3.The Rome Statute only recognizes the crime of ecocide in wartime.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Ecocide refers to the extensive and severe damage, destruction, or loss of ecosystems, often as a result of human activities.
2.Ecocide threatens all human populations who are dependent on natural resources for maintaining ecosystems and ensuring their ability to support future generations.
3.The Rome Statute only recognizes the crime of ecocide in wartime.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Ecocide refers to the extensive and severe damage, destruction, or loss of ecosystems, often as a result of human activities. It threatens all human populations who are dependent on natural resources for maintaining ecosystems and ensuring their ability to support future generations. The Rome Statute only recognizes the crime of ecocide in wartime, but there is currently no international law that prohibits ecocide in peacetime.

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