Access and benefit sharing: money reaches a BMC in UP

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Prelims 2023Consider the following statements: In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol. …Solve with answer

What happened

The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹1.36 crore to three Biodiversity Management Committees, including Kasganj area, Etah District, Uttar Pradesh. [PIB]
Each BMC will receive Rs.45.50 lakhs. [PIB]

Background

The money is an Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) payment after a company used microorganisms from soil and effluent samples; funds go through the State Biodiversity Board under the Biological Diversity Act 2002. [PIB]

Why it matters

ABS is the Nagoya Protocol idea in practice: the community where a resource is found gets a share of the commercial gain.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI biodiversity law

ABS is the Nagoya Protocol idea in practice: the community where a resource is found gets a share of the commercial gain.

Quotable data point
The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹1.36 crore to three Biodiversity Management Committees, including Kasganj area, Etah District, Uttar Pradesh [PIB].
PIB: NBA releases ₹1.36 Crore to BMCs in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Practice MCQs

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ABS payments to BMCs are routed through

Answer (b) & explanation

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