MoEFCC and NBA launch five-year project to strengthen Grassroots Biodiversity Governance in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya

• USD 4.88 million GEF-UNDP-GoI project (2025–2030) titled "Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Securing Biodiversity Conservation Commitments", jointly launched by MoEFCC and NBA on 26 April 2026.
• Aims to mainstream biodiversity into Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) and activate Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS), CSR co-financing, and green micro-enterprises in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya.
• Operationalises India's commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) at the grassroots through BMCs and PBRs.