Rules Notified in Dec 2004 sec 63 of act

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SBB Madhya Pradesh.

• Rules Notified in Dec 2004 ( sec 63 of act )
• Full Board as statutory body gazetted in April
  2005 ( sec 22)
• First Meeting of the Board held on May 9th 2005
  CS in chair

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the mandate ( under sect 23 of Act)

• Regulatory (sec 7 of Act )
• Information , documentation (PBR) incl
  development of BIS
• Awareness and capacity building of partners
• strengthening in-situ and ex-situ conservation
  of BD
• Supporting sustainable use and equitable sharing
  of benefits
• mainstreaming BD concerns and BD based
  livelihoods in sectoral policies planning
• Facilitating institutional development

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• Key plank of the strategy

• Eco-regional Approach
• Multi-stakeholders Processes

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Documentation and Information System

• PBR documentation initiated in 3 eco-regions led
  by Ngo partners ( 6-7 clusters in each
  ecoregion)
• Validation by para-taxonomists (support from
  colleges)
• 5 PBRs driven by colleges/ Schools with CES
  inputs
• Regional Biodiversity Assessment ( for NTFP and
  medicinal plants) to prioritise area and species
• Information on phyto diversity ( eco-region
  wise)

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Education, Awareness and Training

• Communication Material
• Ecoregional Workhsops (with Multi-stakeholders)
• Building capacity for PBR ( PBR as tool for
  local level planning based on conservation and
  sustainable use of BD)
• Mowgli Bal Utsav 2004, 2005,2006 Green Schools
• Processes to help WALMI and SIRD in
  mainstreming BD in their training programs
• Interpreting Ekant

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In situ ex situ conservation

• Setting processes towards biodiversity heritage
  site ( kalda shyamgiri for both wild and agro)
• work for Biodiversity Parks in 2 ecoregions
• Project on engaging Pardhi community in support
  of conservation
• Net work of farmers as insitu conservers of agro
  BD ( Satna)

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Sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing

• Facilitating functional model of Sustainable
  harvest of focal taxa (2 species) and bioresource
  based enterprise.
• MOUS for community as partners in small scale
  eco-tourism initiatives ( kathotia)

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Institutional development

• Functional MPSBB regular Board meetings
• Eco-regional support groups/ District Support
  groups ( some ) set up
• BMCs about 50 in 2 eco-regions

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Policy Planning

• Process initiated to mainstreaming BD in district
  planning (6 districts)
• BD concerns in draft agricultural Policy of the
  state
• Processes for BD in watershed and working plans
  
• Conservation of BD and sustainable harvesting
  Rules 2005 (sec 76 of IFA)

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Positives

• Have rules which are seen somewhat progressive
  have been circulated widely, helped other states
• Eco regional support groups ( cross sectoral)
• Pace of facilitation of BMCs
• Engagement with district planning/ SPB
• Partnerships

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Problems and the Bottlenecks ???

• Regulatory role yet to fall in place( Rules need
  to be clear)
• Protection of TK remains grey area
• Support form NBA is limited
• larger constituency yet to be carved out

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to strive for development which is rooted in
conservation of states/landscapes rich
biodiversity, its sustainable use and equitable
sharing of benefits arising out of its use and
achieved in such a manner that empowers people
Thanks!