
Which of the statements is correct?
- The first meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in the Philippines in 2004.
- India is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
- The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
- The United States of America is a member of the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
Explanation
- The first official meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP/MOP-1) took place from February 23–27, 2004, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- India has ratified CBD and its Catanga Protocol (signed in Cartagena, Colombia).
- Cartagena Protocol aims to ensure the safe handling, transport, and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology. It addresses technology development and transfer, benefit-sharing and biosafety issues.
- The United States is not a member or party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

