New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released Rs 18.3 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim as part of the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism under the framework of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The funds were seamlessly transferred through the respective State Biodiversity Boards directly to two BMCs namely Narrau village Biodiversity Management Committee, in Akrabad Kaul Taluk, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh and the Biodiversity Management Committee in the Lampokhari Lake area of Aritar, Sikkim, an official statement said.
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