With reference to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, consider the following statements.
$1$ . It is an additional agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
$2$ . The protocol establishes procedures for regulating the import and export of living modified organism from one country to another.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

1

only

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only

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Both

1

and

2

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Neither

1

nor

2

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Solution

The correct option is C Both $1$ and $2$
The Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. It was adopted in 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity and entered into force in 2003.

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. India is party to the protocol.

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i) It was negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and adopted in 2000.

ii) India is a party to the Protocol.

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Q. Which of the following protocols on Biosafety (under the convention on biological diversity) is the world's first such attempt to hold operators responsible for damage both from imminent and real threats from the use of new technology?

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted during the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

2. India enacted the Biological Diversity (BD) Act in 2002 to give effect to the provisions of this CBD Convention.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

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