On October 25, 2023, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹18.3 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim as Access and Benefit Sharing amount operating under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The funds were transferred to 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. These funds will help local custodians lead a role in biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of their resources. Release ID: 2182372. Visitor Counter: 699. The release is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, and Tamil.
Key Entities Referenced
National Biodiversity Authority: Releases funds to Biodiversity Management Committees.
Biological Diversity Act, 2002: Provides the framework for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).
Biodiversity Management Committees: Local bodies receiving funds for biodiversity conservation.
Uttar Pradesh: One of the states where Biodiversity Management Committees received funding.
Sikkim: One of the states where Biodiversity Management Committees received funding.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
National Biodiversity Authority releases ₹18.3
Lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees
in UP and Sikkim
Posted On: 25 OCT 2025 9:45AM 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.
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