Consider the statements:
1. All the states have shown a decline in forest cover as per the Indian State of Forest Cover 2021 Report.
2. The rate of soil erosion in the northeastern states is more than in the northwestern Himalayan states.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1
1 only.
2
2 only.
3
Both 1 and 2.
4
neither 1 nor 2.