Broadly, there are two sectors involved in this study – coal and electricity. The demand of coal-bearing states is that part of the revenues accruing from electricity consumed in other states should rightfully be theirs, since it is generated using their coal and imposes costs on their natural and human resources.

This Access and Benefit Sharing Policy is developed to guide access to Bhutan’s genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their research and commercial utilization.

India is constructing three hydropower projects having a combined capacity to generate 1065 megawatts by withdrawing waters of upstream joint rivers with Bangladesh, officials said.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) strongly criticises the move of the UPA government to not table the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMMDR) Bill 2011 in the ongoing session of Parliament; this will be the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha. If not passed now, the Bill will lapse.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) success at storing atmospheric carbon in forests in Latin America depends on the long-term maintenance of forests. Forest maintenance in

Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority on Monday signed a water-sharing agreement that includes the building of a desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba and a pilot study for a pipeline link

A regional human development report on Monday said the South Asian nations needed regional approach instead of going for unilateral or bilateral mechanism for transboundary water sharing.

By suggesting that even coal extraction falls within provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and its specifi c provision of access and benefi t-sharing, the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board has raised important questions relating to the interpretation of the law. While the principle of profit sharing from commercial use of biological sources is justifi able, the authors argue that the principle of the conservation ethic should not be lost.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lilason Breweries Ltd. Bhopal Vs. MP State Bio Diversity Board dated 02/08/2013 regarding benefit sharing in Biological Diversity Fund of the Madhya Pradesh Bio Diversity Board.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ruchi Soya Industries Vs MP State Bio Diversity dated 29/07/2013 regarding royalty for access to biological resource as equitable sharing of benefit.

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