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Background
Overview
The NBA is the primary regulatory and advisory body for biodiversity conservation in India, crucial for implementing international conventions like the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and managing access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is a statutory autonomous body established in 2003 by the Government of India under Section 8 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, to implement the provisions of the Act.