The National Biodiversity Authority has realised more than ₹21 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism during the financial year 2025–26. The amount was generated from approvals granted for research, commercial utilisation, intellectual property rights, bio-survey and bio-utilisation of biological resources, reflecting growing industry participation in India’s biodiversity governance framework.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that during the period, the seed sector emerged as the largest contributor, accounting for over ₹12 crore, followed by the AYUSH sector with more than ₹5 crore. It added that as of date, the National Biodiversity Authority has realised ABS funds amounting to ₹266 crore from users of biological resources and associated knowledge. Out of this, ₹145 crore has already been disbursed to beneficiaries across the country.

The Ministry said that this achievement reinforces India’s commitment to the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, and Target 13 of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2024–2030.