UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol. 2. The Biodiversity Management Committees have important functions in determining access and benefit sharing, including the power to levy collection fees on the access of biological resources within its jurisdiction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Biodiversity Management Committees (constituted under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002) are central to achieving the Nagoya Protocol's Access and Benefit Sharing objectives (statement 1), and they have powers to determine access and levy collection fees on biological resources within their jurisdiction (statement 2).

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