The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 No. 18 of 2003 (5 February, 2003) with
Up-to-Date Rules : Including Convention on Biological Diversity and Biodiversity
Conservation in India : An Update. Dehra Dun, Natraj Pub., 2005, xii, 232
p., (pbk). ISBN 81-8158-031-1.
Contents: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002: 1. Preliminary. 2. Regulation of access to biological diversity. 3. National biodiversity authority. 4. Functions and powers of the national biodiversity authority. 5. Approval by the national biodiversity authority. 6. State biodiversity board. 7. Finance, accounts and audit of national biodiversity authority. 8. Finance, accounts and audit of state biodiversity board. 9. Duties of the central and the State Governments. 10. Biodiversity management committees. 11. Local biodiversity fund. 12. Miscellaneous. 13. National biodiversity authority (salary, allowances and conditions of services of chairperson and other members rules, 2003. 14. Notification dated 1 October, 2003 vide S.O. NO. 1146 (E). 15. Notification dated 1 October, 2003 vide S.O. NO. 1147 (E). 16. Biological diversity rules, 2004. 17. Notification dated 15 April, 2004 vide S.O. NO. 497 (E). 18. Preamble. 19. Identification and monitoring. 20. Arbitration. 21. Conciliation. 22. Signatories of the convention on biological diversity at the time of the United Nations Conference on environment and development (Rio De Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992). 23. Decisions adopted by the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity at its seventh meeting. 24. Details of the decisions that are of special significance to India. 25. Decision : VII/19 access and benefit-sharing as related to genetic resources (Article 15). 26. Decision : VII/28 Protected areas (articles 8 (A) to (E). 27. Decision : VII/29 transfer of technology and technology cooperation (Articles 16 to 19). Biodiversity Conservation in India : An Update: 1. Biodiversity conservation. 2. Biodiversity in India. 3. Current efforts, gaps and action programme. 4. Implementation, monitoring and funding.