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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Biodiversity Management Committees are statutory local bodies constituted under India's Biological Diversity Act, 2002 to conserve biodiversity and document local genetic resources.
- What is the legal basis for Biodiversity Management Committees?
- What is a People's Biodiversity Register and who maintains it?
- How do BMCs fit into India's three-tier biodiversity governance?
- What did the 2023 amendment change for BMCs?

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In 2018 the Uttarakhand High Court in Divya Pharmacy v. Union of India upheld the State Biodiversity Board's power to demand benefit sharing, reinforcing the role BMCs play in documenting local resources.

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