Biodiversity of Himalayan Ecology
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11:35 IST
Lok Sabha
1/DEC 2009

Ministry of Environment and Forests have also released “Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (G-SHE) Guidelines & Best Practices”. National Biodiversity Authority has been set up in 2003 to conserve the Biodiversity of the Country .

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 provide for the conservation of biological diversity, use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Accordingly, National, State and local level mechanisms have been provided for implementation of the Act.

The Ministry have notified 6 Biosphere Reserves, 30 National Parks, 112 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 15 Conservation Reserves in the Himalayan Region for conserving Himalayan biodiversity.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by Shri L. Raja Gopal Lok Sabha today.