New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- As part of its efforts to support conservation of natural resources at local level, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 45.05 lakh to benefit claimers through State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils.

The disbursement will benefit more than 90 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) across 10 States and two Union Territories-Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, along with the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Ladakh. In addition, 15 Red Sanders farmers from Andhra Pradesh are also covered.

The beneficiary BMCs span varied ecological and institutional con...