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ELDF work on Biodiversity

Presentation by

Eisha Krishn&

Anand Singh

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Thematic area of expertise : Biodiversity

ELDF specializes in the following areas related to Biodiversity:

Developing Biodiversity Rules Developing Legal and Policy Strategy Action Plan Linking Participatory Forest Management and Bio

Diversity Conservation Community intellectual property Medicinal Plants Policy and Strategy Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihoods linkage-

Policy implications Biodiversity Heritage Sites Access and Benefit Sharing Biodiversity and threatened species Biodiversity and Impact assessment Judicial response

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Projects Undertaken GEF-UNDP-GOI: Implementing the National

Program on Mainstreaming Conservation and sustainable use of Medicinal Plant Diversity in Arunachal Pradesh under the GEF Program of the UNDP.Our Work - To revise existing State Forest Policies and formulating effective and workable policy that supports conservation and sustainable use of Medicinal Plants in Arunachal Pradesh.

GEF-UNDP-GOI: Implementing the National Program on Mainstreaming Conservation and sustainable use of Medicinal Plant Diversity in Uttrakhand under the GEF Program of the UNDP.

Our Work - To revise existing State Forest Policies and formulating effective and workable policy that supports conservation and sustainable use of Medicinal Plants in Uttrakhand.

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Samrakshan: Ecologically Sensitive Area: Legal and policy framework

Our Work : To prepare a legal opinion on what is an ESA/EFA and why do we need to create an ESA, the existing legal framework on ESA. The opinion also included Meghalaya’s response on ESA in the Goa Foundation case, the Implications of the Creation of ESA in Meghalaya in context of it being in the Sixth Schedule Area.

Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Project Tiger Office, Government of India: Preparation, Designing and Developing a Project Report for the Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP)

Our Work : Natural Resources law and Policy Specialist: As a part of the larger consortium (PEACE, Samrakshan Trust, NR International and ELDF) hired as consultants for BCRLIP. The specific tasks included review of guidelines and procedures (Policy and law) for Indus Valley (Changthang) Landscape (Ladakh), Wild Ass Sanctuary Landscape (Gujarat), Agasthyarmalai Biosphere Reserve (intervening landscape, Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and personal visits to the study sites. ELDF was also a PEACE Core Team and Project Management team member.

Projects Undertaken

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Tata Energy Research Institute (Now The Energy Resource Institute) and U.P. Forest Department Review of Biodiversity related laws to develop a Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Our Work : The paper developed a comprehensive Legal and Policy Strategy Action Plan on bio diversity for the undivided State of Uttar Pradesh.

Projects Undertaken

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ELDF work for Aichi Targets

Paper related to Target 16 which is the Access & Benefit Sharing Mechanism under the Biodiversity Act, 2002 is written by Ms. Shyama Kuriakose

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