Consider the following statements: 1. The Airgun Surrender Abhiyan was launched from Lamdang village, East Kameng district of Assam. 2. The Airgun Surrender Abhiyan received recognition at the UNESCO’s International Conference on Biosphere Reserves in Malaysia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is Option 2 . In News The Hindu: In Arunachal Pradesh, hitting bulls-eye with anti-airgun initiative. Key Points Airgun Surrender Abhiyan: "Airgun Surrender Abhiyan" by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Arunachal Pradesh is acknowledged as India's top wildlife conservation success story. It has been selected to be presented at UNESCO's International Conference, underscoring its global significance. The Airgun Surrender Abhiyan received recognition at UNESCO’s International Conference on Biosphere Reserves in Malaysia. Hence, statement 2 is correct. Launched officially in 2021, the initiative aimed at curbing the use of Airguns and licensed guns for hunting birds and other wildlife . In March 2021, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Mama Natung made an impromptu announcement in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly that he would wean people away from hunting “rare animals and birds getting rarer by the day”. After this announcement, The Airgun Surrender Abhiyan was launched from Lamdang village, East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh . Hence, statement 1 is incorrect. People are encouraged to surrender their firearms under the scheme voluntarily. The key objective is to prevent the indiscriminate killing of birds and wild animals. It is spearheaded by the state Government, particularly the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.