In accordance to Section 41 of
the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 it is mandatory that the local bodies
constitute Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) within their area of
jurisdiction for the purpose of promoting conservation and sustainable use and
documentation of biological diversity including preservation of habitats. The
main role of Biodiversity Management Committee is to:
Prepare maintain and validate
people’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) in consultation with local people. The
Register shall contain comprehensive information of local biological resources,
traditional knowledge associated with them like medicinal use or any other use
etc.
Maintain a register giving
information about the details of the access to biological resources and
traditional knowledge granted, details of the collection, fee imposed and
details of the benefits derived and the mode of their sharing.
Initiate proposals for declaring
Biodiversity Heritage Sites in consultation with NGO active in the area and
community institution.
Take initiatives to generate
awareness regarding biological resources available in the locality, their
ecological and economic importance and need to conserve them.
Determine and periodically
update the status of all important species and the quantum available within its
area by making inventory under the guidance of the State Biodiversity Board.
Advise on any matter referred to
it by the State Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority for
granting approval, maintain data about the local healing practitioners using
the biological resources.
Arunachal
Pradesh Biodiversity Board is actively involved in the constitution of
BMC in Panchayat level. As of now 164 BMC’s has been constituted in the State. Click here for details of BMC's in Arunachal Pradesh |