The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 was enacted by the Parliament of India to conserve biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and ensuring fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and knowledge associated with it.
| Sl.No | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biological Diversity Act (English) |  |
| 2 | Biological Diversity Act (Tamil) | |
In exercise of the powers conferred by Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and in pursuance of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity , the National Biodiversity Authority makes the following regulation;
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| 1 | Guidelines on Access To Biological Resources and Associated Knowledge and Benefits Sharing Regulations, 2014 (pdf) | |
The Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) are local level bodies established to implement specific provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The BMCs are constituted for the purpose of promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity including preservation of habitats, conservation of land races, folk varieties and cultivars, domesticated stocks and breeds of animals and microorganisms and chronicling of knowledge relating to biological diversity.
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| 1 | BMC Guidelines | |
The Central Government in consultation with concerned State Government may notify species on the verge of extinction or likely to be extinct in the near future and take appropriate steps to rehabilitate and preserve those species.
| Sl.No | Name | |
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| 1 | Threatened Species | |
| Sl.No | Officers | Area of Jurisdiction |
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| 1 | Officers of the National Biodiversity Authority, not below the rank of Scientist ‘C’ | Whole of India |
| 2 | Officers of the State Biodiversity Boards, not below the rank of Scientist ‘C’ | Whole of the concerned State |
| 3 | Officers of the Regional Offices of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India not below the rank of Scientist ‘C’ | Whole of the States under the jurisdiction of the respective Regional Offices |
| 4 | Forest Range Officers not below the rank of Range Officers | In their respective jurisdictions |
| 5 | Advisor (Law), National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai | Whole of India |
The Central Government in consultation with National Biodiversity Authority may declare biological resources normally traded as commodities on which the provisions of the Act shall not apply.
| Sl.No | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biological Resources Notified as Normally Traded as Commodities | |
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