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1 Project Description: National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is currently methodologies to determine benefit sharing which implementing the first GEF national project on ABS will help in better : with the support from United Nations Environment v Implementation of the Act and inform national Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment decision makers on prioritizing conservation Facility (GEF), the Ministry of Environment and action; Forests (MoEF), Government of India. This project is being implemented in the states of Andhra Pradesh, v Development of tools, methodologies, guidelines Gujarat, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and and frameworks inter alia, on PIC, MAT, MTA; Sikkim. The executing organizations includes NBA, v the 5 State Biodiversity Boards, UNEP-Division of Benefit sharing agreements for realizing ABS Environmental Law and Conventions (UNEP - provisions will help in developing ABS DELC), United Nations University - Institute of agreements. Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) and the United The project facilitates and enhances efforts in Nations Development Programme (UNDP). stakeholder decision-making on the provisions of This project deals with assessing and quantifying the access and benefit sharing based on the economic economic value of biological diversity present at valuation of bio-resources that will be carried out in local, state and national levels using appropriate the project. Strengthening the Implementation of the Biological Diversity Act and Rules with focus on its Access and Benefit Sharing Provisions Contact information National Biodiversity Authority 5th Floor Ticel Biopark, CSIR Road, Taramani, Chennai Tamilnadu, India. Tel: / 1075, Fax : projectmanagergef@nbaindia.in

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7 Access for Biological Resources Commercial Form 1 Transfer of Research Results Form II 1 Applicant Seeking Patent 2 Form III Third Party Transfer Form - IV NBA (Secretary) 4 3 Advisor Law & Technical Officer Appl. fee to NBA Fund Verifications Flora Fauna Microbes Other Information 5 6 Consultation with SBB/BMC/Local bodies Exp. Comm. for Access and Benefit sharing On Commercialisationl Payment of Royalty to NBA as per MAT 18 Passing of benefits to benefit claimers as per BD ACt 7 Secretary - NBA - NBA 8 Chairman - NBA 13 NBA Approval 12 Applicant sends signed Agreement 11 Applicant 10 Clearance letter with model Agreement 9 NBA Website 14 for Public Viewing 15 NBA for information

8 Normally traded commodities (so far the material is used only as commodity) What is excluded under the Biological Diversity Act Uses by cultivators and breeders e.g. farmers, livestock keepers and bee keepers and traditional heaalers e.g. vaids and hakims Colloborative research between Indian and foreign institutions that conform has its approaval, subject to following the notified guidelines by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Human Genetic Material and Value Added Products Application for Protection under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001

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12 Total Economic Value Use Value Non-Use Value Direct Use Value (goods) Direct Use Value (Services) Option Value Bequest Value Existence or Preservation value Outputs/Services that can be consumed directly Functional benefits enjoyed indirectly Future direct and indirect use Dir Value of leaving use and non-use values to offspring Value from knowledge of continued existence or preservation Food Biomass Recreation Ecological functions Flood control Biodiversity Conserved habitats Biodiversity Habitats Irreversible Biodiversity Habitats Endangered Decreasing tangibility of value to individual Increasing difficulty of measuring accurate values

13 NTFP items Collection price at forest gate Sales price of the Federation Final consumer price Price spread % of Collection price Honey Honeywax Kalpasam Cheevakkai Gooseberry Kakkumkai Atthithippali Kunthirikkam Kudampuli Pachottitholi

14 Catogary Goods and Services Physical Value Monerary value (Rs. Crore) Direct Consumptive benefits 1.Salvage 2.Timber for right holders 3. Fuel-wood 4.Fodder 5.Minor forest produce 3.50 lakhs m lakhs m lakh tons 92.0 lakh tons tons Direct Non-consumptive benefits 6.Ecotourism lakh - Tourists Total Direct Benefits(A+B) Indirect Benefits 7.Watershed 6.77crore m3 - Growing stock in river Basin Forest Circle and km2 - entire forest area Microclimatic Factors Households Carbon Sink km2 - Area under tree cover and scrub forest Biodiversity / Endangered Species Total no. of species found in Himanchal Pradesh & 125 Endangered species Employment Generation Man days Total Indirect Benefits Total Economic Value

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16 Loss of Wetland Wealth Per Capita over State loss over (in Million USD price ) Population in 2001 ( Million ) loss Per Captita over ( in USD Price ) Gujarat Jammu and Kashmir 2, Kerala Rajasthan West Bengal Total 2, Use Stakeholder Valuation Technique Annual Value Drinking Water Water supplying agencies Supply Cost 9,54,13,962 (Rs.) Fish Production Fishermen Market Price of Existing Production 80,00,000 Boating Boatmen Income Estimation 24,37,880 Trapa cultivation Trapa (water chest nut) Cultivators Market Price of Existing Production 50,00,000 Washing of Washer men Income Estimation 36,00,000 clothes Boating MP Tourism Dev. Corporation Revenue Generation 6,74,635 Recreation Entire population of the city Contingent Valuation 4,84,68,956 Method Increase in property prices Lake front property owners Hedonic pricing 50% difference in property prices

17 Total economic value of crop genetic resources Use Values Non Use Values Direct Use Value Ecological Function value Option use Value Existence Value Bequest Value Direct Use Value Yield, Straw, Medicinal use Use in food tradition Cultural use Disease and pest resistance Adaptability Resistance to Adverse condition Genes for breeding new varieties Need for cultivation on adverse or marginal land in future Satisfaction that land races are there Altruistic value, between generational equity

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