In an unprecedented move to advance the sustainable exploitation of India's biological resources, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has allocated Rs 55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders cultivators in Tamil Nadu. The beneficiaries span eight villages within the Tiruvallur District, facilitated by the State Biodiversity Board, as announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

This benefit-sharing initiative, the first targeting farmers and cultivators, represents a historic advancement in inclusive biodiversity conservation. It follows an earlier release of Rs 48 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds to forest departments in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and the Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board. This funding initiative aligns with a strategic report prepared by

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