Multiple choice

The Cartagena Protocol seeks to protect/prevent

  1. coral bleaching due to oil spillages

  2. biological diversity from genetically modified organism

  3. ozone depletion due to excessive atmospheric pollution

  4. nuclear and radiation accidents
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Explanation

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement on biosafety, as a supplement to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology. The Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003.

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