The Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The Bill aims to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
It proposes to “widen the scope of levying access and benefit sharing with local communities and for further conservation of biological resources.”
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 was framed to give effect to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity - 1992.
It strives for sustainable, fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilisation of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.