India Submits First National Report on Nagoya Protocol ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ministry

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

Partner

• National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)

Protocol

Nagoya Protocol
(under the Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD)

Objective

Ensure:

• Access to genetic resources
• Fair and equitable sharing of benefits (ABS)

Highlights

• Report covers 2017–2025
• India issued 12,830 ABS approvals
• India published 3,556 Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs), accounting for over 60% of the global total.
• ₹216.31 crore released through NBA approvals.

UPSC Prelims Facts

• Nagoya Protocol supplements the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
• Focuses on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).
• India's implementing authority: National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).