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India's National Biodiversity Action Plan Implementation of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 Implementations of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 © Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, 2019 Implementation of Material from this publication may be used for educational purposes provided due credit is given. India’s Material from this publication can be used for commercial purposes only with the permission from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. National Biodiversity Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Action Plan Change, Government of India Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Ali Ganj, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110003 Phone: +91-11-24361308 An Overview Fax : +91-11-24363967 Email: [email protected] Website: www.moef.nic.in 2019 Implementations of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 CONTENTS 1. Foreword 2. Preface 3. Prologue 4. Acknowledgements 5. List of Abbreviations Chapters 1. Introduction 2. Biodiversity Profile of India 3. Policy and Legislative Framework for the Implementation of NBAP 4. Participatory Plans and Implementation at Different Levels of Governance 5. Creating Communication Education and Public Awareness for Biodiversity 6. Integration of Values of Biodiversity in Planning and Poverty Alleviation Strategies 7. Forest Ecosystems and Sustainable Management of Forests 8. Agrobiodiversity, Land and Sustainable Management of Agriculture 9. Sustainable Management of Fisheries 10. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 11. Wetlands and Riverine Ecosystems 12. Invasive Alien Species (IAS) 13. Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity 14. Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) 15. Safeguarding Ecosystem Services Vital for Human Well-Being 16. Urban Biodiversity 17. Financial, Technical and Human Resource Annexures 1. List of NBTs and ABTs and SDGs as incepted in each NBT 2. Process Adopted for Preparation of NR6 3. List of India’s Ramsar Sites 4. Agro-climatic Zones/Regions of India 5. List of the Sectoral Policies that Play Important Role in the Implementation of NBAP 6. Other Biodiversity Relevant Legislations 7. Measures that Encourage Energy and Shift to Green Energy References Relevant Web Links List of Members of the Core/Expert Group Implementations of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 Implementations of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS like to thank Dr. Ms. B. Meenakumari, former Chairperson, Mr. T. Rabikumar, former Secretary, and our entire team in the National Biodiversity Authority for providing organisational, logistical Biodiversity is a multidisciplinary and cross sectoral subject. Collecting information from stakeholders and technical support for holding consultations, meetings and dialogues with stakeholders from all over the country for a national report on biodiversity therefore was a challenging task. at various levels. We owe our thanks to Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) for assisting A large number of institutions and individuals, including Ministries/Departments of the Central in holding regional and national consultations and for their scientific and technical inputs Government, Departments of state governments and their agencies provided information for the from time to time. The meticulous work of Dr. Vibha Ahuja, Chief General Manager, BCIL Sixth National Report, based on which this document has been prepared. We would like to gratefully and her team in editing the final text and annexures of the report is especially acknowledged. acknowledge the contributions of all those who have enriched this document. The listing that follows is not exhaustive, and we apologise for any omissions, which in no way belittles their contributions. We would like to acknowledge the support received from the Global Environment Facility through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India for preparation of Sixth National Report. We would like to thank all the participants including the state governments and State Biodiversity UNDP India also contributed from their core budget, and we acknowledge their support in the Boards (SBBs) for contributing in the national, regional and state level workshops with government entire process of the preparation of the report under the leadership of the Resident Representative, and non-government stakeholders facilitated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate UNDP. We would like to recognize the support from Dr. Ruchi Pant, Head (Biodiversity Change and National Biodiversity Authority, that set off a meaningful process of involvement and Natural Resource Management) and her team in the process of developing the report. of all the sections of stakeholders concerned in providing information relevant to the report. We would like to acknowledge with gratitude the tremendous and untiring efforts of Ms. Amarjeet We are thankful to the Secretaries of the Ministries of the Government of India for providing Ahuja, Senior Consultant, in putting together this document. She was supported by UNDP project biodiversity relevant information. We especially acknowledge the contributions of several national- associates Ms. Ritu Narwaria and Ms. Aditi Chaturvedi in collecting, sifting and interpreting the vast data level technical and scientific institutions that shared their experience and data which has not received from various government and non-government sources. We also recognize the contribution only enriched the report but also paved the way for future coordination and coherence in the of Ms. Srimoyee Mitra (UNDP project associate), Ms. Kritika Katyayan and Ms. Utakarsha (UNDP implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. These inter alia include: the consultants)for their contribution in secondary research and analysis, Ms. Pavithra (UNDP intern) and Agharkar Research Institute, Botanical Survey of India, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Ms. Sasha Nijhara (UNDP Consultant) for their contribution and logistical support from time to time Central Institute of Fisheries Technology and Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded a n d M s . A n u s h a S h a r m a ( P r o j e c t O ffi c e r ) i n c o o r d i n a t i n g w i t h d e s i g n i n g a n d p r i n t i n g o f t h e document. Ecosystems, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Department of Space and its institutions, We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Sujata Arora, Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forest Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Fishery Survey of India, Forest Survey of India, G B Pant and Climate Change, without whose guidance, strong support, involvement and contributions, it Institute of Himalayan Studies, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Indian Institute would not have been possible to bring out this document. of Forest Management, National Botanical Research Institute, National Institute of Oceanography, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Wildlife Institute of India and Zoological Survey of India. We are also grateful to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and its six Bureaux under the Department of Agricultural research and Education (DARE), namely the National Dr. Purvaja Ramachandran Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, National Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, and her team National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects and National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use planning, for sharing their knowledge, experience, case studies and readily responding to any queries thrown up by the analyses of their data. We would like to acknowledge inputs received from the Central Pollution Control Board and the Indian Metrological Department. We acknowledge the contribution of all the technical organisations under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. We also extend our gratitude to the large number of NGOs which participated in the workshops and offered valuable information from time to time. We especially recognise the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bombay Natural History Society, Centre for Environment Education, Centre for Media Studies, C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, International Union for Conservation of Nature - India Country Office, Kalpavriksh, Wildlife Trust of India, Participatory Learning Action Network and Training (PLANT), TREE Foundation, World Wildlife Fund India for providing data and case studies for the report. We would like to thank the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and other members of industry and business for sharing valuable information in the preparation of this report. We express our sincere appreciation for the professional support and untiring efforts of the core expert group for their critical comments and suggestions for finalizing the report. We would Implementations of India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ETF Eco Task Forces ENM Ecological Niche Modelling ABS-CHM ABS Clearing-House Mechanism EBSAs Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas ABS Access and Benefit Sharing ESZs Eco-Sensitive Zones ATMA Agricultural Technology Management Agency EC Act Energy Conservation Act, 2001 ABTs Aichi
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