National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

From 2000 to 2003, Kalpavriksh coordinated a nation-wide process to prepare India’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. This process, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, was sponsored by GEF/United Nations Development Programme. Kalpavriksh set up a 15-member Technical and Policy Core Group, which identified and commissioned over 100 groups and individuals around the country to prepare action plans at local, state, ecoregional, and thematic levels. The process involved extensive consultation, public hearings, cultural events, workshops, exercises in educational institutions, media outreach, and other methods of reaching out to tens of thousands of people. A major focus was on getting the inputs of local communities living in or depending on forests, wetlands, seas, grasslands, and other natural ecosystems and resources, and on farms and pastures. Over 50,000 people were involved in these activities.

The outputs of the process included action plans for 30 states, 16 substate (local) sites, 10 ecoregions (cutting across states), and 13 themes. Also produced were 33 review papers on various thematic issues. Towards the end of the process, all these outputs and the learnings from the process were put together into a draft national plan. This draft was shared widely, discussed at a national workshops, and finalized based on inputs received from hundreds of individuals and organizations.

Till late 2003, the MoEF was committed to accepting the finalized draft as the national action plan; however, with a change in the senior bureaucracy, it went back on its word. Finally, the draft was accepted only as a Final Technical Report (FTR) of the NBSAP process, and submitted by MoEF to UNDP. After trying to get MoEF to publish this for a year or so, Kalpavriksh went ahead and published it in the form of a summary with a CD containing the full national plan and all other outputs.

Despite intense lobbying, MoEF never accepted the FTR-NBSAP as the action plan; only in 2008 did it produce a final action plan, which is a brief document that reads more like a broad strategy paper than an action plan. Indeed it only goes a little bit ahead of a document it had itself released in 1999, the National Policy and Macro-level Action Strategy on Biodiversity.

Despite this setback, a number of outcomes of the NBSAP process have been positive. This includes the widespread networking that resulted in many new partnerships and exchanges of experience, the incorporation of several points from the FTR-NBSAP into the 11th 5 Year Plan, the publication of and consideration of several state action plans for implementation, and generation of awareness through various events and media coverage.

DOCUMENTS

Following are links to: 

INDEX

  1. Executive Summary Report 
  2. Process Documentation
  3. Report Cover 
  4. Credits and Acknowledgements and List of Material Produced
  5. Part 1 of Main Report: Table of Contents, List of Tables, Boxes, and Figures, Abbreviations, Glossary of Vernacular Terms, Key Terms Used, Map Of Sites, Executive Summary
  6. Part 2 of Main Report: All Chapters 
  7. Part 3 of Main Report: Annexure
  8. Part 4 of Main Report: Analysis of Points of Commonality 
  9. State Reports 
  10. Substate Reports 
  11. Ecoregion Reports 
  12. Thematic Reports 
  13. Sub-thematic Reports 
  14. Methodology and Guidelines 
  15. Final Technical Report of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), Concise Version

 

REPORT DOCUMENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT 

2. PROCESS DOCUMENTATION 

3. REPORT COVER

 4. CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND LIST OF MATERIAL PRODUCED

 

5. PART 1 OF MAIN REPORT

 Table of Contents

 List of Tables, Boxes, and Figures

 Abbreviations

 Glossary of Vernacular Terms

 Key Terms Used

 Map Of Sites

 Executive Summary

 

6. PART 2 OF MAIN REPORT: CHAPTERS

 Chapter 1: Introduction to the NBSAP Process and to the National Plan

 Chapter 2: Statement of Principles

 Chapter 3: Evolutionary, Physical and Historical Context of India’s Biodiversity

Chapter 4: Profile of Biodiversity in India

Chapter 5: Causes for the Loss of Biodiversity

Chapter 6: Ongoing Initiatives and their Major Actors

Chapter 7a: Strategies and Actions

Chapter 7b: Strategies and Actions for Wild Biodiversity

Chapter 7c: Strategies and Actions for Domesticated or Agricultural Biodiversity

Chapter 7d: Strengthen the Positive Links between Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity

https://kalpavriksh.org/publication/nbsap-full-report-chapter-7d-strengthen-the-positive-links-between-wild-and-domesticated-biodiversity/

Chapter 8: Implementation Mechanism for NBSAP

References

 

7. PART 3 of MAIN REPORT: ANNEXURE

Table of Contents

Annexure 1: Profile of Technical and Policy Core Group and Core Drafting Group Members

Annexure 2: List of Executing Agencies, and Sub-Thematic Reviewers

Annexure 3: List of People/Organisations who have Contributed to and/or Commented on the National Action Plan

 Annexure 4: State/UT, Substate, Thematic and Ecoregional Action Plan Summaries

 4a: States: Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Gujarat

 4b: States: Haryana to Lakshadweep

 4c: States: Madhya Pradesh to Punjab

 4d: States: Rajasthan to West Bengal

 4e: Substates

 4f: Ecoregional 

 4g: Thematic 

Annexure 5: Summaries Of Sub-Thematic Reviews

Annexure 6: Descriptions of the 16 Major Forest Type-groups According to Champion and Seth (1968)

Annexure 7: Threatened Indian Fauna

Annexure 8: Protected Areas in India

Annexure 9: Biosphere Reserves in India

Annexure 10: Tiger Reserves and Elephant Reserves in India

Annexure 11: Community Conserved Areas in India: Some Examples

Annexure 12: Important Bird Areas of India

Annexure 13: National Active Germplasm Sites in India, and Their Germplasm Holdings (as of 2002)

Annexure 14: Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas in Peninsular India

Annexure 15: Financial Allocations for Biodiversity in India

Annexure 16: Integrating Biodiversity Concerns into District Planning 

 

8. PART 4 of MAIN REPORT: ANALYSIS OF POINTS OF COMMONALITY

Analysis of Points of Commonality Between the National Plan and Local/State/ Ecoregional Plans

Points of Commonality (BSAPs and NAP) Substates

Points of Commonality (BSAPs and NAP) States

Points of Commonality (BSAPs and NAP) Ecoregions

Points of Commonality (BSAPs and NAP) References

 

9. STATE REPORTS 

Andaman BSAP

Assam BSAP

https://kalpavriksh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strategy-and-Action-Plan.pdf

Bihar Final BSAP

Chandigarh BSAP

Chhattisgarh BSAP

https://kalpavriksh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Final_BD_chapter-8_Strategy.pdf

Goa  BSAP

Jharkhand BSAP

Kerala BSAP

Mizoram BSAP

Nagaland BSAP

Orissa BSAP

Pondicherry BSAP

Punjab BSAP

Rajasthan BSAP

Uttar Pradesh BSAP

 

10. SUBSTATE REPORTS 

Arvari Basin Substate BSAP

Bilaspur  Substate BSAP

Deccan Andhra Substate BSAP

Gori River Basin Substate BSAP

Jashpur Substate BSAP

Kachchh Substate BSAP

Karbi Anglong Substate BSAP

Ladakh Substate BSAP

Ladakh Subsate BSAP: Chapter 8

Lahaul, Spiti & Kinnaur Substate BSAP

Nagpur Substate BSAP

https://kalpavriksh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Nagpur-BSAP-Ver.3-Aug-02-2.pdf

Nahikalan Substate BSAP

North Coastal Andhra Substate BSAP

Vidarbha Substate BSAP

West Garo Hills Substate BSAP

 

11. ECOREGION REPORTS 

North East Ecoregion Report 

North East Ecoregion Report - Annexure

Eastern Ghats Ecoregion Report

East Coast Ecoregion Report

Aravalli Ecoregion Report

Western Himalaya Ecoregion Report

Western Ghats Ecoregion Report

West Coast Ecoregion Report 

West Coast Ecoregion Report Annexure

Shivalik Ecoregion Report

Central India  Ecoregion Report Part 1

Central India  Ecoregion Report Part 2

 

12. THEMATIC REPORTS

Access Benefit Sharing and Intellectual Property Rights

Biodiversity and Education

Culture and Biodiversity

Domesticated Biodiversity

Economics and Valuation of Biodiversity

Education, Research and Training

Gender and Biodiversity

Health and Biodiversity

Livelihoods, Lifestyles and Biodiversity

Policies, Laws, Institutions and Planning

Wild Animal Diversity

Wild Plant Biodiversity

 

13. SUB-THEMATIC REPORTS

Access Benefit Sharing and Intellectual Property Rights Sub-Thematic BSAP

Agricultural Biotechnology Sub-Thematic BSAP

Agricultural Research Sub-Thematic BSAP

Biodiversity Information System Sub-Thematic BSAP

CCAs in Gujarat Sub-Thematic BSAP

Climate Change-Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Community Based Monitoring Sub-Thematic BSAP

Conventional Technology Sub-Thematic BSAP

Customary Law Sub-Thematic BSAP

Dams and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Eco-friendly technologies Sub-Thematic BSAP

Ecological Impacts of NTFP Sub-Thematic BSAP

Environmental Education and People with Disabilities Sub-Thematic BSAP

Environment Impact Assessment and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Home Gardens Sub-Thematic BSAP

Humanised Landscapes Sub-Thematic BSAP

Human Wildlife Conflict Sub-Thematic BSAP

Important Bird Areas Sub-Thematic BSAP

Indigenous Knowledge Sub-Thematic BSAP

Invasive Alien Species and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Marine Bio-resource Uses and Livelihoods Sub-Thematic BSAP

Media and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Natural Dyeing in India Sub-Thematic BSAP

Nomadic Pastoralists Sub-Thematic BSAP

Non-Pastoral Nomads and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Paper Mills and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Public Distribution System and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Remote Sensing and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Thermal Power and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Tourism and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Toxics and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Tree Plantations and Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

Urban Biodiversity Sub-Thematic BSAP

 

14. METHODOLOGY AND GUIDELINES

Assessing Data Quality and Reliability 

Assessing Existing National Documents Relevant to NBSAP 

Biodiversity Festival Proposal

Guidelines For Ensuring Widespread Participation in The NBSAP Process 

Guidelines for Executing Agencies

Guidelines For Process Documentation 

Integrating Biodiversity Into Sectoral Planning 

Integrating Biodiversity Concerns into District Planning

Integrating Issues of Empowerment and Equity 

Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation into NBSAP 

International Issues and Biodiversity

Involving the Corporate Sector in the NBSAP Process

Involving Politicians in NBSAP

Media Campaign Strategy

Micro-organism Biodiversity

Natural Aquatic Ecosystems

Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems

Prioritisation of Actions Within NBSAP 

Process Outline

Role of the Armed Forces in the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Technology, Industry and Biodiversity

Threat Assessment for NBSAP

Why Conserve Biological Diversity?

 

15. FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT OF  NBSAP, CONCISE VERSION 

 

 

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