Exemption of crops listed in the annex i of the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture itpgrfa from seeking approval of nba under section 3 and 4 of the biological diversity act, 2002. Recently, on 15th april 2004, the central government enacted the biological diversity rules, 2004 hereinafter referred to as the rules to supplement the act. This act provides for establishment of statutory bodies such as national biodiversity authority, state biodiversity boards, national and state biodiversity funds, biodiversity management committee etc. Its key provisions aimed at achieving the above are. The biological diversity act 2002 the biological diversity act 2002 is a law meant to achieve three main objectives. Conservation of biological diversity sustainable use of its components. Biological diversity act, 2002 page 1 bare acts in india. Biological diversity act 2002 pdf file bdact2002english click here. An act for the new millenium madhav gadgil 1 journal of biosciences volume 28, pages 145 147 2003 cite this article. Prathapan, kd and dharma rajan, priyadarsanan and narendran, tc and viraktamath, ca and subramanian, ka and aravind, na and poorani, j 2006 biological diversity act, 2002. Nagoyo protocol on access to genetic resources and benefit. 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 mandates implementation of the act through. Biodiversity found on earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species, the product of four billion years of evolution.
Application for intellectual property rights not to be made without approval of national. 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. Statutory order 1146e effective date of biological. Statutory order 1146e effective date of biological diversity act, 2002.
One of the important targets of the biological diversity bd act 2002 under cbd convention on biological diversity of india is to document the biological diversity through pbrs peoples. 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 act of 2002, based on this plan was passed by the lok sabha on 2 nd december, 2002 and rajya sabha on 11 th december, 2002. It provides a framework for access to biological resources and sharing the benefits arising out of such access and use. Pdf indias biodiversity act 2002 and its role in conservation. Highlights of biological diversity act, 2002 of india.
The convention on biological diversity cbd is a landmark international agreement. Environment biological diversity act 2002 neostencil. 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. Convention on biological diversity preamble the contracting parties, conscious of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversity and its components. The biological diversity act, 2002, covers certain elements of biological diversity for the purposes of regulation. Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this act and. Critical analysis of the biological diversity act, 2002 page19 part2. The biological diversity act, 2002 18 of 2003 5th february, 2003 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. 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. It gives introduction to biological diversity act, covers some provisions related to regulatory rules, apex authority named as national biodiversity authority, its powers and functions. Jul 03, 2015 to download environment pdf slides click here. However, the word biodiversity is relatively new, and is thought to have first been coined as a contraction of the term biological diversity in 1985 and then popularised by a number of authors1.
An act for the new millenium article pdf available in journal of biosciences 282. Download pdf 504 kb standard operating procedure sop for commercial users of biological resources access and benefit sharing download 166 kb form 1 download 337 kb form a download 265 kb declaration download 70 kb. India enacted biological diversity act in 2002 for giving effect to the provisions of the cbd. Biodiversity act 2002 and convention on bd authorstream. Download 178 kb first abs agreement signed between uttarakhand biodiversity board and habib cosmetic pvt. Research, commercialization, and application in the usa. Nov 29, 2017 provisions of the biodiversity act, 2002 6. As per section 2 c of the biological diversity act, 2002, biological resources means plants, animals and microorganisms. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services.
Biological diversity is a national asset of a country. This publication contains the biological diversity act, 2002 and the biological diversity rules, 2004 that was promulgated by the government of india. The indian biological diversity act, 2002part 1 youtube. The biological diversity act, 2002 was passed by the government of india, for the conservation of biological diversity. Pdf slides of all the environment videos, 700 slides for free video lectures and study materials on upsc ias preparation.
Jan 11, 2016 india enacted biological diversity act in 2002 for giving effect to the provisions of the cbd. State bio diversity board uttarakhand, government of. Diversity act 2002 hereinafter referred to as the act to give effect to the cbd. Objectives the biological diversity act 2002 is a law meant to achieve three main objectives. I have just modified 2 external links on biological diversity act, 2002. Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of national biodiversity authority. Research, commercialization, application search pmn 2002. Penalties and punishments whoever contravenes or to abets the contravention of provisions sec 3 or sec. This document may therefore be reproduced for educational and nonprofit purposes without special permission from the national biodiversity authority.
Rcdc implementation of biological diversity act in india. Aug 25, 2017 it gives introduction to biological diversity act, covers some provisions related to regulatory rules, apex authority named as national biodiversity authority, its powers and functions. The biological diversity biodiversity act 2002 articles. Policiesacts in india to safeguard biodiversity page16 4. Implementation of biological diversity act 2002 in india an overview 1. The act covers conservation, use of biological resources and associated knowledge occurring in india for commercial or research purposes or for the purposes of biosurvey and bioutilisation. Pdf slides of all the environment videos, 700 slides for free video lectures and study materials on. No person shall, without the previous approval of the national biodiversity authority, transfer the results of any research relating to any biological resources occurring in, or obtained from india for monetary consideration or otherwise to any person who is not a citizen of.
Aug 09, 2015 the biodiversity act 2002 34892015 35. It provides a framework for access to biological resources and sharing the benefits arising out of. This act promotes sustainable use of biological components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources in india. Biological diversity act, 2002 5th february,2003 bd as common heritage of mankind. Objective of this act is to regulate the access to genetic resources and protection of biodiversity. Ministry of law and justice national biodiversity authority. 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.
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