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Write about Punjab biodiversity board.

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Answered by aniket1454
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Punjab Biodiversity Board notified by Punjab Govt. in Dec., 2004 as a statutory body u/s 22 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 for conservation of biological diversity of Punjab
Presently Hon`ble Chief Minister is the Chairman as Minister of Environment.
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
To implement the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 in Punjab
To conserve wild and domesticated flora & fauna of the State
To promote sustainable utilization of biological resources
To ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of commercial use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge
To advise the State Government on any matter concerning conservation of bio-diversity
To provide technical assistance and guidance to the departments of the State Government and Biodiversity Management Committees
To facilitate setting up of Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at village and town/district level
To promote the preparation of People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) through BMCs to document available resources and protect traditional knowledge.
To take up capacity building programs for masses, as well as training of line departments of the state government
To identify of ‘Biodiversity Heritage Sites’ and take steps for promote their conservation thereafter
To identify & notify threatened flora and fauna of state
To commission studies and sponsor investigations and research
To collect, compile and publish technical and statistical data related to biological resources of state
To recommend, prescribe, modify, collection fee of biological resources from time to time.

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Answered by dreamrob
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Few lines about Punjab biodiversity board is as follows:

Punjab biodiversity board is established by the Punjab government under the Act of biological diversity in 2002.

• Punjab biodiversity board prohibited obtaining any biological resources for commercial utilization.

• The main purpose of this board is people to conserve biological diversity for sustainable use of its components and biological resources.

• The main responsibility of this board is to identify Biodiversity Heritage sites and take steps to improve their conservation.

• To recognize and inform the threatened flora and fauna of the state.

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