India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), has submitted India's First National Report (NR1) on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 27th February 2026, in accordance with Article 29 of the Protocol on Monitoring and Reporting.

The report covers the period from 1 November 2017 to 31 December 2025 and highlights India's progress in implementing the Nagoya Protocol while contributing to Target 13 of India...