National Biodiversity Authority Realises Rs. 21.26 Crore Through Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism in FY 2025–26

• National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), a statutory body under MoEFCC, realised Rs. 21.26 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism in FY 2025–26.
• ABS operationalises the third objective of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — fair and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources.
• Relevant for UPSC: intersects environmental law, CBD/Nagoya Protocol, federal biodiversity governance (NBA–SBB–BMC), and bio-economy sectors.