National Biodiversity Authority releases ₹18.3 Lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees in UP and Sikkim
By PIB Delhi
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹18.3 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees in UP and Sikkim. This is Access and Benefit Sharing amount operating under the framework of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The funds were seamlessly transferred through the respective State Biodiversity Boards directly to two BMCs namely Narrau village Biodiversity Management Committee, located in Akrabad Kaul Taluk, Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh and Biodiversity Management Committee in the Lampokhari Lake Area, Aritar, Sikkim.
A company accessed crop materials within the Narrau village for producing fermentable compounds from lignocellulosic biomass. Another company accessed microorganisms from water and soil samples collected in the Lampokhari Lake area for research purpose.
By channeling these funds, the NBA is empowering these local custodians to lead a role in biodiversity conservation and the sustainable management of their resources.
