The “Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) of Sikkim and the Resource Mobilisation Strategy for implementing the BSAP with the focus on Khangchendzonga – Upper Teesta Valley” covers important issues around conservation of biodiversity in Sikkim, India, undertaken through exhaustive research including desk based, empirical and policy research, field visits and stakeholder consultations. The empirical analysis and investigations have enabled a number of policy recommendations which will be extremely useful to the central government and the government of Sikkim in their efforts to improve the status of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services in the state and the identified landscapes.
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Access and Benefit-Sharing in India | A Biodiversity Finance Solution
How can the use of biological resources help finance conservation and benefit local communities? In this episode, we explore how Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) works in India and how UNDP BIOFIN is helping strengthen it as a biodiversity finance solution. Read the article unpacking the podcast: here