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People’s Biodiversity Register

Posted on May 28, 2022 by admin1  1478

In Context

  • Kolkata has become the first major metropolitan city in India to make a detailed People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR).

About

  • PBR contains comprehensive information on locally available Bio-resources including the landscape and demography of a particular area or village.
  • The concept was defined in the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

Need

  • The Forest Survey of India’s recent report had flagged the West Bengal Capital for the least greenery among all metro cities.
  • The Biological Diversity Act 2002 has made it mandatory for every local self-governing institution in rural and urban areas to constitute Biodiversity Management Committees within their area of jurisdiction.
    • The key mandate of the BMC will be to ensure the conservation, sustainable utilization and equitable sharing of benefits from the biodiversity
    • BMC must prepare a PBR in consultation with local people.

Source: DTE

 
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