India's ABS framework, implemented under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and aligned with the Nagoya Protocol, ensures equitable benefit sharing when biological resources are accessed by users from other countries.
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NBA disburses around Rs. 3.79 crore under Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism to 33 States/UTs and National Institutes
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed close to Rs. 3.79 crore as Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) to 33 State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs), the ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) and through the Haryana State Biodiversity Board to the Hisar Bovine Sperm Station and Research Centre.
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Madhya Pradesh Rs 46.93 lakh 2.
Andhra Pradesh Rs 29.21 lakh 6.
Uttar Pradesh Rs 16.24 lakh 11.
With cumulative ABS disbursements by the NBA now exceeding Rs. 166 crore, each release further strengthens the link between biodiversity conservation, scientific research and the livelihoods of the communities that conserve India's rich biological resources.
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