UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 99 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Biodiversity Management Committees

Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the Biodiversity Management committees are key to the realization of the objectives of 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
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Answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Verdict

Both statements are correct → Option (c) Both 1 and 2.

Statement by statement

Statement 1 – CORRECT: Under Section 41(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, every local body in the State shall constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee within its area of jurisdiction for the purpose of promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to share the benefits that arise from the utilization of genetic resources fairly and equitably. Thus BMCs have an important role in implementing the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol.

Statement 2 – CORRECT: The main function of the BMC is to prepare People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) in consultation with local people. The BMC may levy charges by way of collection fees from any person for accessing or collecting any biological resource for commercial purposes from areas falling within its territorial jurisdiction.

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