Part 1 - English version (PDF) - Convention on Biological Diversity

India’s Fourth National Report to the <strong>Convention</strong> on Biological Diversity
Living Modified Organisms (LMOs); iv) Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) and enhanced information
sharing and public awareness; v) specialized training on spatial referencing of monitoring of illegal killing
of elephants; vi) creation of synergy between commerce and industry; vii) standardization of applied rates
and import duties of forestry products; viii) collaborative training programmes on wetland conservation;
ix) training in plant and animal biosystematics; x) promotion of linkages between NAP with other
developmental programmes to ensure sustainability of JFM; and xi) extensive training and awareness
initiatives through National Green Corps (NGC) and National Environment Awareness Campaign
(NEAC), etc.
Major capacity building programmes organized through specialized institutions and centres of excellence
include: i) advanced forest management and policy and legal issues at Indira Gandhi National Forest
Academy (IGNFA); ii) diploma and vocational courses for Human Resource Development (HRD) needs
of wood industry, post-graduate programme in forestry management at Indian Plywood Industries Research
and Training Institute (IPIRTI); iii) post-graduate diploma course in wildlife management at Wildlife
Institute of India (WII)); iv) post-graduate diploma in forest management at Indian Institute of Forest
Management (IIFM); v) mountain specific rural technologies for rural communities and conservation
science to students and teachers at G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development
(GBPIHED); vi) taxonomy of plants and animals (BSI and ZSI); vii) collaborative programmes on
environmental education and awareness [Centre for Environmental Education (CEE)]; and vii) green
school initiatives and publications on sacred animals, water bodies, etc., at CPR Environmental Education
Centre (CPREEC). Besides, ENVIS, a comprehensive network of environmental information and
dissemination with 76 network partners for variety of users is making a huge difference in India’s
outreach and mainstreaming. Likewise, Information Facilitation Counter (IFC) of the Ministry updates
the database on NGOs working on environment problems and provides a unique interface between the
Government and civil society.
Presently, various cross-cutting initiatives of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of
Agriculture (MOA) provide appropriate environment for sectoral and cross-sectoral integration of land
use. These among others, include: i) scheme on macro management of agriculture being implemented in
states through State Land Use Board; ii) scheme on All India Soil and Land Use Survey; iii) preparation
of land use policies and perspective plan for optimum utilization of land resources through National
Land Use and Conservation Board; iv) Watershed Development Project in Shifting Cultivation Areas of
Northeastern States, etc.
In India, research and technology upgradation and diversification across sectors is proving immensely
valuable in addressing and promoting cross-sectoral integration of biodiversity related issues. This is
achieved through various interdisciplinary programmes/projects of various Ministries, departments,
institutions and collaborative mechanisms. Some major initiatives in this direction are: i) green channel
project to seek public support on conservation of endangered species [Department of Science and Technoogy
(DST)]; ii) scientific methodology evolved and mainstreamed for estimating tiger population; iii) new
projects on snow and glaciers, mapping of WLSs, NPs, coastal areas, wetlands, etc., through National
Natural Resource Management System (NNRMS); iv) Eco-development Forces (EDF) scheme implemented
through the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for ecological restoration of difficult and degraded terrains; v)
seven regional centres of the NAEB promote sustainability of JFM beyond NAP scheme; vi) setting up
of demonstration units for bamboo mat manufacture in Public Private <strong>Part</strong>nership (PPP) mode; vii)
design of solar heated kiln developed and standardized for accelerated seasoning; viii) evaluation of
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