India is one of the mega-diverse countries in the world and home to nearly eight percent of the world’s total recorded species of plants and animals. Across the country, people, communities and governments have played an outstanding and innovative role in conserving India’s rich heritage.
Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in association with UNDP India, therefore, started the India Biodiversity Awards in 2012, to recognise excellence in biodiversity governance across the country.
The first round of Awards was launched in 2012 during India’s Presidency of the Eleventh Meeting of Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The award selection process is conducted in partnership with the National Biodiversity Authority of India.
Winner in each category will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 5 Lakh and two Certificates of appreciation will be given in each category with a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh each.
An application template, available online, will have to be filled by applicants/facilitators, entailing relevant information. These applications will be scrutinized by the Jury and 12 best applications under each of the four categories will be long-listed on the basis of the evaluation criteria and the supporting documents (if any).
Validation and Selection Process
Based on the review of applications, field validation and interaction with the applicants, the constituted Jury would select the awardees in different categories. In case of a ‘tie’, joint awardees may be declared and the awards amounts will be shared.
Source : National Biodiversity Board
Category |
Sub category |
Winners |
Special mention |
Conservation of Wild Species |
Institution |
Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve Management Committee, |
Umru BMC, |
Lemsachenlok Organization |
TREE Foundation, |
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Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, |
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Coromandel International Limited, |
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Kibber Village Community, |
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Conservation of Domesticated Species |
Institution |
Kutch Unth Uchherak Maldhari Sangthan (KUMMS), |
Sahaja Samrudha, |
Individuals |
Mr. Kalden Singhi Bhutia, |
Mr. Shaji N M, |
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Sustainable Use of Biological Resources |
Institution |
Sangham Women Farmers Group, |
GoI-UNDP-GEF Sindhudurg Project, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Tizu Valley Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Network, |
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Individual |
Ms. Parvathi Nagarajan, Villupuram, Tamilnadu |
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Replicable mechanisms for Access and Benefit Sharing |
Raipassa BMC, |
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Best Biodiversity Management Committee |
Pithorabad BMC, |
Coringa BMC, |
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Eraviperoor BMC, |
Modi BMC, |
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Meenangadi BMC, |
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Sikaribari BMC, |
Winners are
Runners up are:
The winners are
Source : UNDP
Last Modified : 4/19/2024
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