Q. Which of the following are administered by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety?

1. Biosafety Clearing-House
2. Global Environment Facility
3. Import and Export of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: Only 1 & 3
Notes: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 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 on 29 January 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity and entered into force on 11 September 2003. India is a party to the protocol. The Protocol also establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House to facilitate the exchange of information on living modified organisms and to assist countries in the implementation of the Protocol.