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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change held the 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils on 6 September 2026.
Static Context
- Governing law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 governs the use of India’s biological resources. It gives effect to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Three tier structure: The Act built a three tier system. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) at Chennai sits at the top. State Biodiversity Boards (SBB) operate at the state level. Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) function at the local body level.
- Access and benefit sharing: The system regulates access to biological resources and the fair sharing of benefits from their use. The BMCs prepare People’s Biodiversity Registers and can levy collection fees within their jurisdiction.
- Nagoya link: The Biodiversity Management Committees are central to realising the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing.
[2023] Consider the following statements:
1. In Biodiversity the India, 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?
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
