It highlights India’s progress in implementing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) provisions and contributes to Target 13 of India’s updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
About Nagoya Protocol on ABS
- The Nagoya Protocol is a supplementary agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
- CBD is an International treaty adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio "Earth Summit") in 1992 (into force in 1993).
- Objective: Ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources, contributing to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
- Adopted in 2010 and entered into force in 2014.
- It Covers:
- Genetic resources (plants, animals, microorganisms).
- Traditional knowledge (TK) associated with them.
- Benefits arising from their utilisation (research, commercial use).
- Core Obligations
- Access: Requires Prior Informed Consent (PIC) from provider for accessing biological resources.
- Benefit Sharing: Benefits must be shared fairly & equitably, based on Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT).
- Compliance: Ensures resources are used as per PIC & MAT.
- India implements these provisions through the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It comprises a three-tier institutional structure comprising:
- National Biodiversity Authority,
- State Biodiversity Boards/Union Territory Biodiversity Councils, and
- Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at local level.
Key Findings of the Report
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