Indian Measures for Protection of Biodiversity
1. Protected Areas Network as following has been created – National parks; Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Biosphere Reserves.
2. Wild Life Management – refer to the chapter on Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Physical Geography of India.
3. Legislations and Institutions-
(i) National Biodiversity Strategy and action Plan (NBSAP): this has been formulated as per guidelines of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
(ii) Biodiversity (Biological Diversity) Act, 2002: The Act aims to protect and conserve the biodiversity of India, protect the knowledge of biological communities and its utilization to check biopiracy and to promote sustainable use of biodiversity. One of the main effects of the formation of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).It is responsible for the protection and promotion of biodiversity of India, the benefits arising out of use of genetic resources of ecosystems of India and its sharing management of traditional knowledge of biodiversity etc. In short Biodiversity. Act is responsible for implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its protocols in India.
(iii) Forest policy and forest Conservation
(iv) Joint Forest Management
(v) Wildlife Conservation along with The Wildlife Act, 1972
(vi) Network of Protected Areas in India. – refer to the chapter on natural Vegetation and Wildlife.
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