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About Us
Punjab Biodiversity Board (PBB) has been set up as a statutory body by Punjab Govt. under section 22 of the Biological Diversity Act (BD Act), 2002, promulgated by the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Govt. of India, in response to actions required to be taken up under the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of which India is a signatory. The Convention recognizes the sovereign rights of each country on its biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.
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Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs)
Under Sec. 41 of the BD Act, 2002, Every local body (District/Block/Village/ULB) is required to constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) within its area of jurisdiction for the purpose of promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity including preservation of habitats, conservation of land races, folk varieties and cultivars, domesticated stocks and breeds of animals and microorganisms and chronicling of knowledge relating to biological diversity.
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People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs)
One of the main function of each Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) is to prepare prepare/record and maintain People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) of their respective areas in consultation with the local people. The Register contains comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them.
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Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS)
Under Section 37 of BD Act, 2002, the State Government in consultation with concerned State Biodiversity Board & local bodies may from time to time notify in the official gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHSs). BHSs are unique ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising; wild and domesticated species/varieties, high endemism & presence of rare, threatened and key stone species along with significant cultural, religious beliefs, ethical or aesthetic values.
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Threatened Flora & Fauna
Under section-38 of Biological Diversity Act 2002, the Central Government, in consultation with the concerned State Government and State Biodiversity Board, may from time to time notify any species which is on the verge of extinction or likely to become extinct in the near future as a ‘Threatened Species” and prohibit or regulate collection thereof for any purpose and take appropriate steps to rehabilitate and preserve those species.
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Access & Benefit Sharing
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 affirms the sovereign rights of the States over their biological resources and mandates State Biodiversity Boards to facilitate fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of commercial use of biological resources, so that the funds can be ploughed back for conservation & promotion of biological resources and socio-economic development activities. Access & Benefit Sharing mechanism is a legal and regulatory framework put in place in the Act to regulate activities of commercial utilization, research, bio-survey and bio-utilization of biological resources occurring in or obtained from India.
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Training & Capacity Building
Punjab Biodiversity Board is continuously undertaking series of activities such as awareness cum Training & Capacity Building programmes, celebrations of important days related to Biodiversity and Environment, Participatory Rural Appraisal, PBR Orientation etc. with the involvement of different stakeholders and line Departments, Biodiversity Management Committees, Academic institutions (Universities, Colleges, and Schools) and Pro-active NGOs for increase understanding and awareness on biodiversity related issues and promoting conservation of biodiversity in the state of Punjab.
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Latest Releases
Punjab forest cover up by 11.63 sq km
Forest cover in the state has registered a progressive increase of 11.63 sq km this year, besides plantation of 60 lakh saplings under various schemes.
66 Lakh saplings planted in 6986 villages to mark 400th Parkash Purab
The Punjab Government has so far planted more than 66 lakh saplings in 6986 villages to commemorate the 400th parkash purab of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji
23 gharials released into Beas
The Department of Punjab Forest and Wildlife Preservation, in collaboration with the World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) recently released another lot of 23 gharials
Punjab CM: Siswan to be developed as world-class tourist destination
To promote Siswan as a prime and preferred ecotourism destination, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh released various promotional and informational.
