India Biodiversity Awards 2016

BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE MODELS ARE RECOGNIZED IN FOUR CATEGORIES:

Conservation of Threatened Species:

Conservation efforts by individuals and institutions that have led to protection, management and restoration of habitats and population recovery, resulting in significant reduction in the threat level to at-risk wild and domesticated species.

Sustainable use of biological resources:

Efforts resulting in sustainability of resources, best practices for their sustainable use that integrates empowerment of weaker sections of communities.

Successful mechanisms/ models for access and benefit sharing:

Efforts resulting in equitable sharing of benefits (monetary and/or non-monetary) arising from the utilization of bio-resources and associated traditional knowledge and practices.

Biodiversity Management Committees:

Recognizing efforts on establishing best practices for conservation and sustainable use by documentation of biological resources integrating traditional knowledge; generating awareness and ensuring access and benefit sharing.

WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS OF INDIA BIODIVERSITY AWARDS 2016


CategoryWinnerRunner up
Conservation of Threatened SpeciesINSTITUTION: NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION AND THE GHORA ABHE VILLAGE SOCIETY

Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh

INDIVIDUAL: WOMEN’S HARGILLA ARMY (PURNIMA DEVI BARMAN)

Dadara, Pacharia and Singimari villages, Assam

DR. SOSSAMA IYPE- AN EXPERT IN ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

Vechoor village, Kerala

Sustainable Use of Biological ResourcesVILLAGE COMMUNITY OF MAWKYRNOT

Mawkyrnot, Pynursula, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

PARTICIPATORY LEARNING ACTION NETWORK AND TRAINING

Pudupet village, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu

Successful Mechanisms for Access and Benefit SharingBENEFIT-SHARING FOR ACCESS TO BIO-RESOURCES

Madhya Pradesh

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF OILSEEDS RESEARCH

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Biodiversity Management CommitteesDUDHAI BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Dudhai, Uttarkhand

BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE NIITII HONG

Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh