Biodiversity Management Committees — Nagoya Protocol; power to levy collection fees on biological resources
Question
Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 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.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Both statements are correct. Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) are statutory bodies created at the local level under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. They are the localized engines for enforcing the Nagoya Protocol (access and benefit-sharing) and hold explicit legal power to levy collection fees on anyone extracting biological resources from their jurisdiction.
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q79
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Biodiversity & Conservation
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
Biological Diversity Act 2002
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