[Commentary] India’s Biological Diversity Act finally shows progress due to NGT
2020-06-09 05:12
In the entire list of environmental laws in India, perhaps no legislation is as underutilised as the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. A law that provides for local control over biodiversity; recognises and protects traditional knowledge; provides for the creation of biodiversity heritage sites and mandates impact assessments for ecologically destructive projects, is today rarely understood […]
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