National Biodiversity Authority

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The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge, and for implementing key provisions of the Biological Diversity Act to conserve the country’s biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
statutory body
abbreviation NBA
appliesToJurisdiction India
surface form: Republic of India
country India
function advise state governments on biodiversity conservation measures
advise the Government of India on conservation of biodiversity
approve access to biological resources for commercial utilization
approve access to biological resources for research
develop guidelines for benefit sharing
implement provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
maintain a national level database on biological resources and associated knowledge
oppose or regulate intellectual property rights over biological resources and associated knowledge where appropriate
regulate activities involving access to biological resources by foreign individuals and entities
support constitution and functioning of Biodiversity Management Committees
support constitution and functioning of State Biodiversity Boards
goal conservation of India’s biodiversity
ensuring benefit sharing with local communities
protection of traditional knowledge associated with biological resources
headquartersLocation Chennai
India
Tamil Nadu
inception 2003
jurisdiction Government of India
legalBasis Biological Diversity Act, 2002
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
mandate conservation of biological diversity
fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from use of biological resources
regulation of access to associated traditional knowledge
regulation of access to biological resources
sustainable use of biological resources
oversightArea associated traditional knowledge within the territory of India
biological resources within the territory of India
parentOrganization Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India
surface form: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
primaryLanguage English
regulates access to biological resources by foreign companies
access to biological resources by foreign institutions
access to biological resources by non-resident Indians
relatedTo Convention on Biological Diversity
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
surface form: Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
sector biodiversity conservation
environment
natural resources management
supervises State Biodiversity Boards
website http://nbaindia.org
worksWith Biodiversity Management Committees

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MoEFCC oversees National Biodiversity Authority