Biodiversity successes to be showcased
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The state Biodiversity Board and forest department will be showcasing the success stories of biodiversity committees on the side-lines of COP-11. Examples of access benefit sharing, where locals are paid royalties by companies, include access benefit sharing for tribals in Khammam for Perantalapalli bamboo products, the fishing community’s access benefit sharing in Krishna district, Amarachinta biodiversity committee of Mahbubnagar getting access benefit sharing from a company exporting neem leaves to Japan etc.
Handmade traditional bamboo products are sold with the help of Integrated Tribal Development Agency and forest department at Perantallapalli of Velairpadu mandal where the Kondareddy tribal families are known for their expertise with bamboo products, toys and gift articles.
According to National Biodiversity Authority secretary C. Achalendar Reddy, the Hyderabad-based Bio India Biologicals Corporation had exported neem leaves accessed from Amarchinta in Mahbubnagar and had paid a royalty of Rs 53,000 to NBA. The authority had transferred Rs 20,000 to Amarchinta BMC and the same was utilised for planting saplings, fencing and awareness programme. S. Gangadhar of the corporation, who is working with the society says, “During COP-11 we are organising Empowerment of Local Bodies and conservation and sustainable utilisation of bio reso-urces through access benefit sharing in a side event. Former secretary of the State Biodiversity Board, Mr Ramana Murthy said, “In Krishna district the local fishing community has done good work on access to fish resources.”
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