New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 10.40 lakh under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework to beneficiaries across 24 districts in nine States and one Union Territory, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen biodiversity conservation and community-based resource management.

The current release will benefit Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.

These BMCs represent diverse ecological landscapes, including rural, coastal and urban areas where local communities are directly involved in conserving biological resources.

In addition, a dairy farmer in Haryana received an AB...