The national biodiversity authority nba is a statutory autonomous body under the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, government of india established in 2003 to implement the provisions under the biological diversity ac. Aware of the generai lack of information and knowledge regarding biological diversity and of the urgent need to develop scientific. This document may therefore be reproduced for educational and nonprofit purposes without special permission from the national biodiversity authority. You are free to use, share, translate and distribute this.
Jul 23, 2014 the biological diversity act, 2002 considered to be a federal enactment was formulated on february 5, 2003 which came into force on october 1, 2003. Chapter ii regulation of access to biological diversity sec. A short film on biological diversity act, 2002 youtube. To local people and community for free access to use bioresou. The biological diversity act, 2002legislative department ministry. Pdf indias biodiversity act 2002 and its role in conservation. The biological diversity act, 2002 lay provisions for penalties along with imprisonment for any cognizable offence committed under the act, as follows. A short film on biological diversity act to create awareness about the act. A study of legal cases indias biological diversity act.
A portion of the significant elements of these specialists are. Approval of indian government is needed for transfer of indian genetic. Indias biological diversity act, 2002 hereafter bd act draws its. Feb 22, 2017 statutory provisions and regulations issued under bd act, 2002. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the biological diversity act, 2002 18 of 2003 and in supersession of the notification number s. The main objective behind enacting the bd act was to conserve indian biological diversity, regulate access to indian biological resources, ensure equitable benefit sharing arising from the utilization of those resources, and establish various governing bodies such as the national biodiversity authority nba at the national level. This publication contains the biological diversity act, 2002 and the biological diversity rules, 2004 that was promulgated by the government of india. The transfer of the results of any research relating to any biological resources occurring in, or obtained from, india. Section 2 b biological diversity means the variability among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes of which they are part and includes diversity within species or between species and of ecosystems. Biological diversity act 2002 pdf file chapter i preliminary 1. The biological diversity act 2002 mandates implementation of the act through. Abs india, biological diversity act, 2002 progress till 2008.
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Parthsarathy submitted by punam singh 09808002 m phil planning and development department of humanities and social sciences iit bombay emergence of biodiversity act the dependence of human beings on biological diversity is beyond challenge, as evident in everyday life. The nba is autonomous body and that performs facilitative, regulatory and advisory function for government of india on issue of conservation, sustainable use of biological resource and fair equitable sharing of benefits of use. The biological diversity act was enacted in the background when the world was. The biological diversity act, 2002 was passed by the parliament of india to protect biodiversity and facilitate the sustainable management of biological resources with the local communities. I have just modified 2 external links on biological diversity act, 2002. United nations convention on biological diversity uncbd.
This is a youtube channel specially designed for the students of jammu and kashmir. Species diversity numbers and kinds of living organisms. India is known to the world for its diversified biological resources. Exemption to local people and community of the area for free access to use.
Statutory order 1146e effective date of biological diversity act, 2002 author. State biodiversity boards sbb biodiversity management committees bmcs 11the biodiversity act 2002892015 12. Main provisions of the biological diversity act, 2002 and biological diversity rules, 2004 1. Nov 29, 2017 provisions of the biodiversity act, 2002 6. To implement the provisions of the act, the government established the national biodiversity authority nba in 2003. Create pdf files without this message by purchasing novapdf printer. Certain persons not to undertake biodiversity related activities without approval of national biodiversity authority 4. What is convention on biological diversity the convention on biological diversity cbd is a legally binding multilateral environmental agreement that has 194 contracting parties countries as its members with three objectives conservation of biological diversity. Statutory order 1146e effective date of biological diversity act, 2002. Before the biological diversity act, 2000, india had several environmental legislations put to work but certainly a void existed which required the enactment of this act in 2002. Under section 7 of the biological diversity act, 2002 the indian industry is required to give prior intimation to the. Download as pptx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd.
Implementation of biological diversity act in india regional centre. Objectives the biological diversity act 2002 is a law meant to achieve three main objectives. Biological diversity act, 2002 bare acts law library. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. The biological diversity act 2002 the biological diversity act 2002 is a law meant to achieve three main objectives. To be established as a free standing national entity in the form of a federated consortium of. Access and benefit sharing experiences from india abs fact sheet available at uploadedpdf. Seventeen years of implementation have provided the country with enough experience on how to implement the act, as well as how not to interpret certain provisions. This paper summarizes the main features of indias biological diversity act 2002 bd act and its role in biodiversity conservation in the. Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the provisions of section 3 or section 4 or section 6 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may. The biological diversity act, 2002 bd act, that was enacted to meet indias international obligations under the convention on biological diversity, has introduced two new concepts into the. Environment support group had raised the contention that the entire process by which the proprietary product had been developed was in comprehensive violation of the biological diversity act, 2002. May 17, 2017 biological diversity act, 2002 the government passed the biodiversity act to conserve and promote sustainable use of biological diversity and to regulate the access to biological resources of the country with equitable share in benefits. Biological diversity means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part.
There is also no detailing in the law of free prior informed consent of. Nov 14, 2016 this article is an attempt to educate the reader regarding the statutory compliances under the indian biological diversity act, 2002 act, and to provide concise advice in order to avoid. The biological diversity act, 2002 is an act implemented by the parliament of india for the preservation of biological diversity in india, and provides mechanism for equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of traditional biological resources and knowledge. The biological diversity act, 2002 the biological diversity. Its key provisions aimed at achieving the above are. Unfortunately, the biological diversity act, 2002 seriously curtails the scientific freedom of individual taxonomists by putting draconian regulations on the free exchange of specimens for taxonomic research and threatens to strangulate biodiversity research with legal as well as bureaucratic control. Indias biodiversity act 2002 and its role in conservation. The biological diversity act, 2002 law times journal. Years of the biological diversity act in india wwf. Biological diversity act, 2002 page 1 bare acts in. It sets up national biodiversity authority nba, state biodiversity board sbb and biodiversity management committees.
Transfer of research, intellectual propertry rights, third party. An explicit provision to this effect has been made under section 7 of biological diversity act 2002. Critical analysis of the biological diversity act, 2002. The biological diversity act, 2002 was enacted for giving effect to the provisions of the convention. An act for the new millenium madhav gadgil 1 journal of biosciences volume 28, pages 145 147 2003 cite this article. They have constituted an outrageous act of bio piracy of indias endemic eggplant varieties. Aug 09, 2015 the structures of biodiversity act 2002 national biodiversity authority nba.
There shall be constituted a fund to be called the local biodiversity fund at every area notified by the state government where any institution of selfgovernment is functioning and there shall be credited theretoa. Party transfer of bioresources were received regularly and approved by. The biological diversity act, 2002 and the biological diversity rules of 2004 are executed by nba national biodiversity authority at the national level, sbb state biological board at state level and bmas biodiversity management committees at neighborhood levels. Approval by national biodiversity authority for undertaking certain activities. Download biological diversity act pdf notes for free. Pdf india has a wellestablished access and benefit sharing. The act was enacted to meet the obligations under the convention on biological diversity cbd, because india is a party of the. The main intent of the legislators was to preserve the organic and natural diversity and different varieties of biological species in india. The structures of biodiversity act 2002 national biodiversity authority nba.
The film has been produced by giz in partnership with nba as part of an indogerm. Prohibition on transfer of indian genetic material outside the country, without specific approval of the indian government. Statutory order 1146e effective date of biological. Overview of biological diversity act, 2002 ipleaders. Pdf the biological diversity act 2002, recently enacted by the indian parliament, is a significant, indeed. The convention is legally binding on its signatories.
I have just modified 3 external links on biological diversity act, 2002. Definitions chapter ii regulation of access to biological diversity 3. An act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Beware of the indian biological diversity act, 2002 lexology. Biological diversity act, 2002 page 1 bare acts in india statutes and laws free download bare acts and case laws in india have been extensively discussed here, the laws pass by the parliament and its implementation in the courts are commonly discussed here in length. Developments in biodiversity act,2002 legal service india.
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