From Conservation To Compliance: A Deep Study Evaluating The Impact And Challenges Of The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 28
- 1 min read
Rohan Sthanu, Amity University Mumbai
Apurva Jadhav, Amity University Mumbai
ABSTRACT
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 represents a landmark effort by India to align its environmental legal framework with international biodiversity commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This paper critically examines the key provisions, implementation challenges, legal gaps, and landmark judicial decisions related to the Act. The law stresses protecting nature, using resources, and sharing benefits. Yet red tape legal snags, and management issues hold back its rollout at national, state, and local levels. The research digs into court cases to shed light on how people read the law and how it's enforced. It also looks at how the Act's Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) rules work in real life. What's more, this paper puts the Act in context with basic laws and world legal standards giving us a glimpse of what's next for biodiversity management in India. The results show we need clearer laws more input from local folks’ better teamwork between agencies, and stronger backup from institutions to help the Act reach its full world-changing potential.
