ACTIVITIES OF THE H.P. STATE BIODIVERSITY … Report_HPSBB_2014-15...ACTIVITIES OF THE H.P. STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014-15 Sr. No. INFORMATION REQUIRED

ACTIVITIES OF THE H.P. STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD

DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014-15

Sr.

No.

INFORMATION REQUIRED

ON ITEMS/ACTIVITIES

DETAILS

1. Name of the State Biodiversity

Board (SBB)

H.P State Biodiversity Board

2. Details of Incumbents of the following posts during 2014-15 (Name, Designation & tenure etc. &

Postal Address along with Phone No’s/e-mail/fax

2A Chairperson(s) Sh. Tarun Shridhar, IAS

Chairman,

HP State Biodiversity Board,

State Council for Science Technology and Environment, H.P,

34-SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla-9

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone No. 0177-2622382, Fax. 0177-2621813

2B Member Secretary Sh. Ajay Kumar Lal, IFS

Member Secretary,

HP State Biodiversity Board,

State Council for Science Technology and Environment, H.P,

34-SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla-9

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone No. 0177-26256559, 2620559, Fax. 0177-2620998

3. Statutory developments during the

year (details of notifications/ rules/

orders issued).

Nil

4. No. of Board Meetings conducted

with date of each meeting during

2014-15

Nil

5. Budget and Expenditure of SBB

(with concise head wise details)

(2014-15)

Budget Head Expenditure in

Lacs

Implementation of Biodiversity

Act,2002 and Biodiversity Action

Plan

UNEP-GEF-MoEF ABS Project

on Biodiversity

Rs.16,87,506/-

Rs. 24,50,037/-

6. Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) Name of the Sites notified and their

details (enclose copy of notification)

No. of sites

identified (yet to be

notified and their

details

Nil 15

7. Number of BMCs constituted Village /

Panchayat

Level

Block/

Taluk /

Mondal level

Nagar Palika /

Municipality

level

Zila Parishad /

Panchayat

level

7A No. of BMCs at the beginning of

the year as on 1st April 2014

118 Nil

7B Formed during the year (2014-15) 34 1 1 Nil

7C No. of BMCs at the end of the

financial year as on 31st March,

2015

155 1 1 Nil

8. No. of PBRs at the beginning of

the year as on 1st April, 2014

3 (Draft )

8A Documented during the year

(2014-15)

5 (Draft )

8B No. of PBRs at the end of the year

as on 31st March, 2015

8 (Draft )

9. Details of films, posters/brochures

prepared on Biodiversity of the

State by SBB during 2014-15 (If

so, please enclose photographs)

Nil

10. Details of legal action taken

against any offenders(s) under the

Biological Diversity Act, 2002, if

any

Nil

10A Litigation/ Court cases/ Offences

(Please mention details in brief)

Nil

10B Conducting preliminary enquiry to

establish prima-facie an offence

(Please mention details in brief)

Nil

11. Activities of the State Biodiversity

Board under

Approved (No.

of application)

Rejected/

prohibited

Under Processing

i. Under Sec. 23(B) of the Act-grant

of approval for commercial

utilization or bio-survey and bio-

utilization

ii. Under Sec.24(1)

Prior intimation received from

Indians, Indian

companies/Organizations/

Association

3

12. Details of Celebrations/Awareness

Programmes / Training

Programmes carried out by the

SBB during 2014-15 (photos if

any may be enclosed

During the financial year 2014-15 the H.P. State Biodiversity

Board carried out the following activities for implementation

of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 in the State:

I. ORGANIZATION OF AWARENESS WORKSHOPS

ABOUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT, 2002

Organized seven one day awareness workshops about the

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity

Rules, 2004 to the stakeholders of biodiversity as follows:

Development Block Nankhari, District Shimla, H.P

(8-09-2014)

Development Block Dharampur, District Mandi, H.P

(30-09-2014)

Development Block Jubbal, District Shimla, H.P (27-

11-2014)

Development Block Gopalpur District Mandi, H.P (5-

12-2014)

Development Block Bhoranj, District Hamirpur, H.P

(20-12-2014)

Development Block Bhatiyat District Chamba, H.P

(28-02-2015)

Development Block Fatehpur, District Kangra, H.P

(17-03-2015).

Participants were exposed to the term biodiversity, its

importance, threats/ pressures on biodiversity,

conservation and management needs. The participants

were exposed to the provisions of Biological Diversity

Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004.

Resource Person delivering lecture to the participating stakeholders

They were apprised about the constitution of

Biodiversity Management Committees at every local

body and the role and duties of the BMCs.

They were apprised about preparation of People’s

Biodiversity Register

They were briefed about regulation of the access,

conservation and management of the biological

resources and sharing of benefits accruing out of the

use of biological resources and traditional knowledge

based on local biological resources on equity and

gender basis in the State.

About 1000 stakeholders of biodiversity at the above

Blocks were generated awareness about Biological

Diversity Act, 2002 and Rules, 2004.

Participants at the awareness workshop

II. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

CONSTITUTED

34 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs)

were constituted in the State

One BMC at Block Level

One BMC at MC Level.

III. CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS FOR

BIODIVERSTY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

ORGANISED

Organized One day Capacity Building training to the

members of 14 Biodiversity Management Committees for

preparation of People’s Biodiversity Register by the HPSBB

as follows:

GSSS Churag, Development Block Karsog ,District

Mandi on 25/02/2015.

Gram Panchayat Thana, Devlopment Block, Chopal,

District Shimla on 20/03/2015.

Gram Panchayat Garli, for Dev. Block Pragpur,

District Kangra, and Dev. Block Nadaun, District

Hamirpur. On 10/03/2015.

BMCs members at Gram Panchayat, Garli, Distt. Kangra PBR capacity

building training

IV. PEOPLE’s BIODIVERSITY REGISTER AT

PANCHAYAT LEVEL

The HPSBB has prepared Drafts of the People’s

Biodiversity Register of Gram Panchayat, Jana, Gram

Panchayat, Toong, Gram Panchayat, Churag, Gram

Panchayat, Jukhala and Naina-Tikker in the State .

Process for preparation of Drafts of the People’s

Biodiversity Registers initiated and preliminary and

secondary information about bio-resources and

traditional knowledge based on the local bio-resources

have been collected at the Gram Panchayats namely;

Gram Panchayat, Darlaghat in Solan District, Gram

Panchayat, Sarahan and Jokhed in Shimla District is

under progress.

Information for PBR documentation being collected at the Panchayat

V. INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY

CELEBRATED

The State level function was organized on 22nd May,

2014 at Gaiety Theatre, The Mall, Shimla with the

collaboration of Education Department, H.P in which

students of local and adjoining schools of Shimla town

participated and activities namely; Popular lecture on

the theme, Poster display, Painting competition, quiz

competition etc. were organized by the H.P State

Biodiversity Board.

Essay writing competition was organized on the theme

“Island Biodiversity” in the Schools of Shimla and

adjoining areas of Shimla town in Junior and Senior

categories before 20th May, 2014 in the schools of

Shimla town and adjoining areas and after evaluation

by the beast three entries from each schools were

further evaluated by the Judges selected for awarding

prizes on 22nd May, 2014.

The H.P State Biodiversity Board organized a live

discussion on the theme “Island Biodiversity’’ in

which Dr. J.C. Rana, Principal Scientist cum Head,

NBPGR, Phagli, Shimla, H.P, Dr.K.K.Pramanik,

Head, Indian Agriculture Research Institute Amartara

Cottage, Shimla, H.P and Sh. K.Kaisth, Principal

Scientific Officer, H.P, State Council for Science

Technology and Environment participated as experts

during the live discussion organized from at

Doordarshan Station, Shimla and All India Radio,

Shimla.

The International Biodiversity Day was celebrated on

22nd May, 2014 by 12 Biodiversity Management

Committees selected for preparation of Biodiversity

Registers on pilot basis for implementation of

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 in the State at Block/

Panchayats.

Celebrated International Biodiversity Day at all

District Headquarters of the State with the

collaboration of Department of Education, H.P in

which various activities namely; discussion on

Biodiversity, Rally, Debate, quiz, painting competition

etc. at every district Headquarters of the State.

Eco-Clubs established by the State Council under

National Green Corps also celebrated the International

Biodiversity Day by organizing various activities

namely; Rallies, Debates, Essay writing, quiz and

painting competitions etc at their schools.

Sh.Tarun Shridhar ,Chairman, HPSBB at IBD

VI. BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE SITES (BHS) Have identified 15 Sacred Grooves for declaration of

Biodiversity Heritage Sites in the State

No Objection Certificate procured from the Panchayats

namely; Jana, Nirath, Thouna, Badhya and local

Management Committees of the Sacred Groves out of the

identified 15 Sacred Groves.

VII. ECO-AUDIT TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH

SPECIAL FOCUS ON BIODIVERSITY ORGANISED

Eco Audit training workshop with special focus on

Biodiversity was organized to 26 Eco-clubs of Bilaspur

and Hamirpur District by HPSBB on 5-6 February, 2015

at Senior Secondary School, Boys, Distt. Hamirpur.

Eco-Audit training in progress

VIII. UNEP-GEF-MoEF ABS Project: Activity-I: Identification of Biodiversity with Potential for

ABS and their valuation in selected ecosystems

such as forest, agriculture and wetlands:

Draft of the database on tradable bio-resources in

Himachal Pradesh has been prepared.

More than 300 ABS potential bio-resources identified

from the State.

Interactive meetings for identification and valuation of

Biodiversity with BMC members, panchayat

representatives, local stakeholders and knowledgeable

persons were held at following locations:

o Karsog, Distt. Mandi on 21.4.2014

o Janjehli, Distt. Mandi on 22.4.2014

o Banjar, Distt. Kullu on 23.4.2014 & 24.4.2014

o Anni, Distt. Kullu on 25.4.2014

o Jeori, Distt. Shimla on 26.4.2014

o Nichar, Distt. Kinnaur on 27.4.2014

o Details of the programmes/meetings organized for

documentation of Traditional Knowledge associated

with biological resources in Himachal Pradesh

relevant to BD Act and Nagoya protocol are as under:

o Organized consultative meetings with BMC

members and panchayat representatives of

Dhan, Samkher, Har and Nana in Distt Kangra

on 1.8.2014.

o Discussions were held with Mr. Jaswant Singh,

Vaidya from Har village, for documentation of

TK on 2.8.2014

o Discussions for documentation of TK held

with Dr. Brij Lal, Scientist, IHBT Palampur on

2.8.2014

o Documentation of trade of bio-resources

during the Minjar fair at Chaugan, Chamba

carried out on 3.8.2014 & 4.8.2014.

Organized two interactive meetings in Kangra &

Kullu districts (with consultant from NBA Chennai)

for economic valuation of selected ABS potential Bio-

resources as detailed below:

o BMC Dhan on 30 & 31 October, 2014, for

BMC members, local stakeholders and

fishermen

o Sojha, Distt. Kullu on 2 November, 2014 for

BMC members and local stakeholders of

BMCs Shikarighat and Tandi

Activity-II: Development of tools, methodologies,

guidelines, frameworks for implementing

ABS provisions of the Biological Diversity Act

Organized two consultative meetings with BMC

members, Panchayat representatives and local people

for development of process documentation manual on

ABS systems for use by other countries in the region

and globally at:

o Chatri and Janjehli, Distt. Mandi on 11.7.2014

and

o Banjar, Distt. Kullu on 13.7.2014

Activity-III: Piloting Agreements on ABS

19 Local Biodiversity Funds (LBFs) initiated in

the State

4 draft PBRs of BMCs Dhan, Sukhnara, Harsar

and Narwana Khas were prepared

Interactive meetings for preparation of PBRs with

BMC members of Sukhnara, Dhan & Narwana

Khas, and officials of different line Departments

viz., Revenue, Agriculture and Forest organized

from 22.8.2014 to 31.8.2014.

Interactive meeting for preparation of PBR were

organized with BMC members, panchayat

representatives and local stakeholders of BMC

Jeori, Distt. Shimla on 23.11.2014 and 24.11.2014.

Activity-IV: Capacity Building for Strengthening the

Implementation of ABS provisions of the BD Act

Organized 1st level foundation course on identification

of local biological resources and ABS issues for 40

participants, including BMCs and village youths

nominated by BMCs under Village Botanist Course at

Shimla from 26-28 November , 2014 Organized 2nd level

foundation course on identification of local biological

resources and ABS issues at Foundation for

Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT),

Bangalore 10-