{"id":348651,"date":"2025-10-25T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348651"},"modified":"2025-10-25T15:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:30:57","slug":"national-biodiversity-authority-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-biodiversity-authority-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: NBA released \u20b91.36 crore to Biodiversity Management Committees in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh under Access and Benefit Sharing.<\/p>\n<h2>About National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348666\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Reasearch-Gate.jpg?resize=336%2C283&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Reasearch-Gate.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Reasearch-Gate.jpg?resize=1024%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Reasearch-Gate.jpg?resize=768%2C647&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Reasearch-Gate.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ReasearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>statutory, autonomous body<\/strong> under the <strong>Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established: <\/strong>It was established in <strong>2003<\/strong> by the Central Government of India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Established under: <\/strong>It was established under the <strong>Biological Diversity Act, 2002.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Its headquarters is located in <strong>Chennai<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motto:<\/strong> Its motto is to <strong>implement the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Complementary entities: <\/strong>Under the <strong>Biodiversity Act, 2002 <\/strong>and the <strong>Biodiversity Rules, 2004, two complementary entities<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>State Biodiversity Boards<\/strong> at the State level and <strong>Biodiversity Management Committees<\/strong> at the local village level &#8211; have been established <strong>to complement the NBA.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> It functions through the <strong>Authority<\/strong> and <strong>Secretariat<\/strong>, and works with <strong>State Biodiversity Boards and local Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It performs <strong>regulatory, facilitative, enabling, and advisory functions<\/strong> on conservation, sustainable use, and <strong>fair and equitable sharing of benefits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It implements the <strong>Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and the Biodiversity Rules, 2004<\/strong>, including <strong>access and benefit sharing with State Boards and BMCs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Chairperson:<\/strong> An eminent person with knowledge and experience in conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit sharing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 ex-officio members:<\/strong> From the Government of India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 non-official members:<\/strong> Experts in different aspects of biodiversity management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The NBA\u2019s transfer of accrued benefits to local communities <strong>reinforces an inclusive governance framework<\/strong> that <strong>links conservation with community prosperity. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This action also fulfils <strong>National Biodiversity Target-13 in India<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s NBSAP 2024\u20132030<\/strong> and aligns with the <strong>Kunming\u2013Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework<\/strong> adopted at CoP-15 of the UN CBD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: NBA released \u20b91.36 crore to Biodiversity Management Committees in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh under Access and Benefit Sharing. About National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) It is a statutory, autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Established: It was established in 2003 by the Central Government of India. 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