The ABS Framework mobilized over Rs 266 crore towards benefit sharing since 2008 and disbursed around Rs 145 crore to beneficiaries.
- Benefited 10,500+ Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs), farmers, etc. and supported biodiversity conservation and research initiatives.
- Red Sanders accounted for largest share of ABS realization followed by the seed sector.
- Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is endemic to southern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh (IUCN Status- Endangered).
About ABS Framework
- ABS refers to how genetic resources may be accessed and how the benefits resulting from their use are shared between the people/countries using the resources (users) and those that provide them (providers).
- Aim: Equitable benefit-sharing from the use of biological resources and traditional knowledge.
- E.g. Kani Tribe (Kerala): Traditional knowledge of medicinal plant (Arogyapacha) used to develop a drug ‘Jeevani’ under Benefit Sharing Agreement.
- Global Framework:
- Covered under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1992 and its Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, 2010.
- The Bonn Guidelines assisting governments in adopting ABS.
- Indian Legal Framework: Biological Diversity Act (BDA), 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2024 and Regulations 2025.
About Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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