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Welcome to Tamilnadu State Biodiversity Board

Tamil Nadu is the 6th largest state in India. Ancient literaturesuggests that the state can be classified into 5 different bio-geographic regions, viz.

Kurinji - Mountainous region

Mullai – Forests

Marutham – Cropland

Neithal – Seashore

Palai – Desert

The state is home to several unique flora and fauna (wild as well as domesticated) and agricultural crops. Tamil Nadu is well-known for myriad of ethnographical records concerning plants, animals, and cultural practices associated with bio-resources.

TN at a Glance

Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board

The Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board was constituted under Section 22 of the Biological Diversity Act, 22 (Central Act 18 of 2003) in Government Order. Ms. No. 438, Environment and Forests, dated 29-04-2008. The present Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board was constituted by Government Order (Ms) No. 14 Environment and Forests (FR.5) department dated 31.01.2017
Tamil Nadu is currently in the process of notifying the State rules for implementing the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules 2004.
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Members Detail

Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board Members Details
Sl.No Name of the Board Members Designation
1 Hon'ble Minister (Forests) Chairperson
2 Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department Ex officio Member
3 Principal Secretary to Government Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Ex officio Member
4 Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Agriculture - Farmers Welfare Department Ex officio Member
5 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Ex officio Member
6 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Ex officio Member
7 Thiru .Ashok Upreti, IFS, (Retired) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoD), Chennai Member
8 Dr. K. Sivakumar,Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry Member
9 Dr. Florida Tilton,Chairperson and Managing Director, Bio zone Research Technologies Private Limited., Chennai. Member
10 Dr. V.Gokula, Associate Professor and Head, PG and Research Department of Zoology, National College, Tiruchirappalli Member
11 Dr. S. Geetha, Associate Professor Head of the Department (in charge)/Research Coordinator, SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, Chengalpattu. Member
12 Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Industries, Investment Promotions & Commerce Department, Chennai - 09 Permanent Special Invitee
13 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, Chennai-9. Permanent Special Invitee
14 The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai-32. Permanent Special Invitee

Staff Details

Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board(Office Staff Details)
Sl.No Name of the Staffs
1 Secretary
2 Administrative Officer / Personal Assistant
3 Superintendent
4 Assistant
5 Steno Typist Grade – III
6 Data Entry Operator / Console Operator
7 Driver
8 Office Assistant

Thematic

ABS Expert Committee

Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Expert Committee Members Details

Sl.No Name of the board Members Designation
1 Dr. Aruna Basu Sarcar, IFS., (Rted.) Former PCCF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Chairperson
2 Thiru Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, IFS., (Rted.) Former PCCF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Vice Chairperson
3 Tmt. P. Rajeswari, IFS,PCCF & Chiarperson, TAFCORN, Chennai- 100 Member
4 Dr. Florida Tilton Member
5 Dr. Priya Davidar Member
6 Tmt. Tamil Selvi, Advocate Member
7 Secretray, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board Convenor
8 Experts invited as special invitees from time to time

BHS Expert Committee

Biological Heritage Site (BHS) - Expert Committee Members Details
Sl.No Name of the Officer Designation
1 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Chairperson
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Wildlife) Member
3 Secretary, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member
4 Dr. D. Narasimhan, Member, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member
5 Dr. C.P. Rajkumar, MD., Member, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member

Agro Biodiverstiy Expert Committee

Agro-Biodiversity Expert Committee Members Details
Sl.No Name of the Officer Designation
1 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Chairperson
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Wildlife) Member
3 Secretary, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member
4 Dr. D. Narasimhan, Member, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member
5 Dr. C.P. Rajkumar, MD., Member, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Member



Biodiversity Management Committee

Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) & People’s Biodiversity Register (PBRs) Expert Committee Members Details

Sl.No Name of the Board Members Designation
1 Thiru. Hans Raj Verma, IAS., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Departemnt Chairperson
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Protection and Vigilance) & Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Wetland Authority Member
3 Chief Conservator of Forests, (Research) Member
4 Deputy Director, Advance Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Research, Training and Education. Member
5 Secretary, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Focal Point

Legal Advisory Expert Committee

Legal Advisory - Expert Committee Members Details
Sl.No Name of the Board Members Designation
1 Thiru. K. Chidambaram, IFS, (Retd), Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Project Director (TBGP) Chairperson
2 Dr. S. Elumalai, Assistant Professor, School of Excellence in Law, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai Member
3 Chief Conservator of Forests, (Head Quarts) Member
4 District Forest Officer, Tiruvallur Forest Division. Member
5 Secretary, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board. Focal Point

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