| Abbreviation | NBA |
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| Formation | 1 October 2003[1] |
| Type | Government agency |
| Purpose | Implementation ofBiological Diversity Act, 2002 |
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Region served | India |
| Shri Virendra R Tiwari, IFS (Retd.) | |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change,Government of India |
| Website | nbaindia |
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TheNational Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is a statutory autonomous body under theMinistry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change,Government of India established in 2003 to implement the provisions under theBiological Diversity Act, 2002, after India signedConvention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992.[1]
Headquartered inChennai, India, it acts as a facilitating, regulating and advisory body to the Government of India "on issues ofconservation, sustainable use of biological resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources."[2][3] Additionally, it advises State Governments in identifying the areas ofbiodiversity importance (biodiversity hotspots) as heritage sites.
In 2012, NBA organized the first ever National Biodiversity Congress (NBC), held atThiruvananthapuram, Kerala. On this occasion, National Biodiversity Students' Congress was also held[4][5]
Since its establishment, NBA has supported creation ofSBBs in 29 States and facilitated establishment of around 1,39,831BMCs.[3]
The National Biodiversity Authority is mandated to regulate access to biological resources and / or associated knowledge for research, bio-survey and bio-utilization, commercial utilization, obtaining Intellectual Property Rights, transfer of results of research and transfer of accessed biological resources.
The details of application forms forAccess and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of specific activities are given in the website of National Biodiversity Authority.
The Moot Court Association of Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board organized the National Moot Court Competition from December 3–5, 2021. J. Justin Mohan, Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority
NGT in its judgement of Chandrabhal singh, has directed all the states to comply with provision of the act and create biodiversity management committee and peoplebiodiversity register in comprehensive manner.[6]
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