In 2002, governments set 2010 as a deadline to achieve a significant reductionin the rate of loss of biodiversity for reducing poverty. 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. All foreign national require approval from nba for obtaining biological. The black rhinoceros the white rhinoceros aloe ferox. With this in view it provides for the establishment of a national.
Biological diversity is a national asset of a country. To conserve and sustainable use of biological diversity. The biological diversity act, 2002 is an act of the parliament of india for preservation of. In 1995, the government of japan decided, as required by the convention on biological diversity, the firstever national biodiversity strategy, which has. National environmental management biodiversity act, 2004 no. To regulate access to biological resources of the country equitable share in benefits arising out of the use of biological resources. The biological diversity act of 2002 and the biological diversity rules, 2004 are implemented by national biodiversity authority nba at the national level, state biological board sbb at state level and biodiversity management committees bmcs at local levels. The biological diversity act, 2002legislative department ministry. This paper summarizes the main features of indias biological diversity act 2002 bd act and its role in biodiversity conservation in the country. Cbd fifth national report philippines english version. Creating an enabling environment, as appropriate, to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Indias biological diversity bd act was enacted in 2002. The first attempt to bring the biodiversity into the legal framework was made by way of the biodiversity bill 2000 which was passed by the lok sabha on 2nd december 2002 and by rajya sabha on december 2002.
Apr 05, 2018 the act provides for the management and conservation of south africas biodiversity within the framework of the national environmental management act, 1998. Mfmalegislationlocal government municipal structures actmunicipal structures amendment act 20 of 2002. The biological diversity act, 2002 the biological diversity rules. For bibliographic and reference purpose this publication should be referred to as, the biological diversity act, 2002 and biological diversity rules, 2004, national biodiversity authority 2004, 74 pp. 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 act, 2002, after india. Biodiversity act of 2004 aims at providing a regulatory framework to protect south africas valuable species, ecosystems and its entire.
Biological diversity act 2002 national biodiversity. After reading this article you will learn about the national policy of biodiversity conservation. India enacted biological diversity act in 2002 for giving effect to the provisions of the cbd. National policy on biological diversity npbd national biodiversity policy is the most important document to implement and fulfill cbd obligation. Salient provisions of biological diversity act, 2002. Objective of this act is to regulate the access to genetic resources and protection of biodiversity. Since the 4th national report to the convention on biological diversity was published in 2009, the philippines has taken steps to strengthen political, legal and institutional responses to the problems of. In order to implement this act, in accordance with its section 8, a national biodiversity authority nba was established in the year 2003. The national biodiversity authority nba is a statutory autonomous body, headquartered in. The act provides for the management and conservation of south africas biodiversity within the framework of the national environmental management act, 1998. Pdf this paper summarizes the main features of indias biological diversity act. Regulation of collection and use of biodiversity by indian nationals, while exempting local communities from such restrictions 4. The biological diversity act of india, 2002 and the biological diversity rules, 2004, is being implemented by the national biodiversity authority nba.
Biodiversity act of 2004 aims at providing a regulatory framework to protect south africas valuable species, ecosystems and. Setting up of national biodiversity authority nba, state biodiversity board sbb. At the national level, india has enacted the biological diversity act 2002, which provides that prior approval of national biodiversity authority is necessary before applying for any kind of intellectual property rights iprs based on any research or information on a biological resource obtained from india. Summary of biological diversity act, 2002 12 chapters 65 sections and many subsections notified notifications and rules management structure of biodiversity act a three tiered structure at the national, state and local level is envisaged. Pdf an inquiry into the biological diversity act, 2002 in light of the. Ministry of law and justice national biodiversity authority. Biodiversity act south africa biodiversity libguides at. All foreign national require approval from nba for obtaining biological resources. Ten years of the biological diversity act semantic scholar.
National biodiversity authority, biological diversity act. Biodiversity act 2002 and convention on bd authorstream. Pdf indias biodiversity act 2002 and its role in conservation. Section 3 read with section 191 of the biological diversity act, 2002 hereinafter referred to as the act and rule 14 of the biological diversity rules, 2004 hereinafter referred to as the rules. A fundamental aspect of the convention is the requirement for implementation through national strategies, plans and programs, and the integration of conservation. Biodiversity act salient provisions of biological diversity act, 2002. Indian individualsentities to seek approval before transferring knowledge research and material to foreigners.
Biodiversity act, 2004 english text signed by the president. Latest and breaking news on national biodiversity act 2002. To amend the transfer duty act of 1949, as well as the customs and excise act of 1964, the stamp duties act of 1968, the valueadded tax act of 1991, the tax on retirement funds act of 1996, the revenue laws amendment act of 1999, the second revenue laws amendment act of 2001, the exchange control, amnesty and amendment of taxation laws act of. The national biodiversity authority nba was established in 2003 to implement indias biological diversity act 2002. Municipal structures amendment act 20 of 2002 internet archive. Ten years of the biological diversity act shalini bhutani, kanchi kohli as india plays host to the convention on biological diversitys 11th conference of the parties in hyderabad in october 2012, this article takes a closer look at the countrys legislation on the subject the biological diversity act 2002. Biodiversity management consists of three types of activity surveying, characterizing biodiversity, regulating its protection. Pdf the biological diversity act 2002, recently enacted by the indian parliament, is a. Act to provide for the management and conservation of south africas biodiversity within the framework of the national environmental management act, 1998. Biological diversity act, 2002 page 1 bare acts in india.
All assessments of progress indicate that we are far from reaching this goal. Any person aggrieved by any determination of benefit sharing or order of the national biodiversity authority or a state biodiversity board under this act, on or after the commencement of the national green tribunal act, 2010, may file an appeal to the national green tribunal established under section 3 of the national green tribunal act. Biodiversity act, 2004 introduction, in relation to a species, means the introduction by humans, whether deliberately or accidentally, of a speciesto a place outside the natural range 01 natural dispersal potential of that species. National biodiversity strategy and action plan of ghana pdf. Indias biodiversity act 2002 and its role in conservation. The business standard recently reported that baba ramdevs firm patanjali has run into trouble under the biological diversity act, 2002 and is challenging demands from state biodiversity authorities that it share its revenues with farmers whose biological resources it uses. State biodiversity boards sbb has been created in 28 states along with 31,574 biological management committees for each local body across india. Certain persons not to undertake biodiversity related activities without approval of national biodiversity authority.
The biological diversity act, 2002 govind ramnath kare college of law. Biodiversity board or authority for granting approval, to maintain data about the local vaids and practitioners using the biological resources. 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. National study on abs implementation in india information. Highlights of biological diversity act, 2002 of india. The first attempt to bring the biodiversity into the legal framework was made by way of the biodiversity bill 2000 which was passed by the lok sabha on.
Biological diversity act 2002 national biodiversity authority. In order to implement this act, in accordance with its section 8, a national. Patanjalis tryst with the biological diversity act is it. 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 act, 2002, after india signed convention on biological diversity cbd in 1992. The national biodiversity strategy is a national basic plan for the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use. It was launched in 1998 give directive and act as a guide to all government agencies including state governments on the conservation and management of biological diversity in the country.
In essence, the bd act mandates approvals from the national biodiversity authority nba and to inform state biodiversity authorities sbas for people to access and use biological resources, or knowledge associated thereto, for research purposes, commercial utilisation, biosurvey and bioutilisation, for applying intellectual property or for. The national biodiversity authority nba was established in 2003 chennai to implement indias biological diversity act 2002. Diversity act, 2002 and the protection of plant varieties and farmers rights. Therefore, the role for bmcs defined in the biodiversity rules are a complete comedown from what was envisaged in the biodiversity act, which itself had its own set of problems. The biological diversity act, 2002 is an act of the parliament of india for 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. Designation of repositories under the biological diversity act, 2002. Ggazette, rgregulation gazette, bnboard notice, gengeneral notice, gongovernment notice, pproclamation wwarrant. This act provides for establishment of statutory bodies such as national biodiversity authority. The national biodiversity authority nba is the apex body in the. Provided that if a person applies for a patent, permission of the national. Draft national biodiversity framework 19 october 2018 draft national biodiversity framework 26 october 2018 draft norms and standards for the management of elephants in south africa 2 november 2018 draft nondetriment findings for 22 august 2019. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftythird year of the republic of india as follows. The structures of biodiversity act 2002 national biodiversity authority nba. Strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 and the 2020 aichi biodiversity targets.