• 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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