Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 is an Indian law enacted to conserve the country’s biological diversity, regulate access to biological resources, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Act
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
associated knowledge of local communities
ⓘ
biological resources in India ⓘ |
| assentBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 12 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
benefit sharing mechanisms
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intellectual property rights related to biological resources ⓘ intimation to State Biodiversity Boards for commercial use by Indian entities ⓘ offences and penalties ⓘ prior approval of National Biodiversity Authority for access by foreign individuals and entities ⓘ prohibition of certain activities without approval ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfCommencement | 2003-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfPresidentialAssent | 2002-02-05 ⓘ |
| defines |
benefit sharing
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biodiversity management committee NERFINISHED ⓘ biological diversity ⓘ biological resources ⓘ fair and equitable benefit sharing ⓘ local bodies ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
National Biodiversity Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Biodiversity Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exempts | biological resources normally traded as commodities from certain provisions ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | whole of India ⓘ |
| implements | Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCitation | Act No. 18 of 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | 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 and knowledge associated therewith ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conservation of biological diversity
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fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources ⓘ sustainable use of components of biological diversity ⓘ |
| providesFor |
Biodiversity Management Committees
NERFINISHED
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People’s Biodiversity Registers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to associated traditional knowledge
ⓘ
access to biological resources ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 65 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Biological Diversity Act, 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
access and benefit sharing
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biodiversity conservation ⓘ protection of traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2002 ⓘ |
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