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?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at the local level document biodiversity and are central to access and benefit sharing, which is the aim of the Nagoya Protocol. Statement 2 is correct: the NBA and State Boards must consult BMCs on access decisions, and BMCs can levy collection fees under Section 41(3). So both.
Watch for: BMCs are village-level bodies, so students doubt they have a role in an international protocol or power to levy fees.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 2 is also correct.
- B. Wrong because statement 1 is also correct.
- D. Wrong because both statements are correct.
Source to check: Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Sections 41 and 44; National Biodiversity Authority website (nbaindia.org)
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