Request for Proposals - Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board
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The Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board was established under Section 22(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 vide G.O.Ms.No.68, EFS&T Dept.,dated 11.5.2006 was notified in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.290 dated May 20, 2006 as a follow up action of International Convention of Biological Diversity and the Earth Summit held at Rio-De Janeiro in 1992.In pursuant to the notification of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules 2004, the State Government have framed the Biological Diversity Rules 2009 for implementing and carrying out the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 in A.P.State vide G.O.Ms.No.70, EFS&T Department dated 21.08.2009. The Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board objectives are as follows: 1. Conservation of Biological Diversity. 2. Sustainable utilization of the Biological Diversity. 3. Fair and equitable sharing of benefits of biological resources among all stake holders. A.P. State Biodiversity Board has identified a total of 20 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) on priority basis in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh and inviting RFPs for preparation of PBRs in these BMCs. OBJECTIVES ï‚· Documentation of biodiversity components such as plants, animals, microbes, insects and their possible use by the local communities in the select Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs). ï‚· Carrying out the secondary research to document the topographic and socio-economic features of the selected BMCs with special emphasis on human population, climate, topography, natural ecosystems, livestock resources, livelihood patterns, etc. ï‚· Carry out field activities with knowledgeable groups/individuals/officials to document the accurate information about the BMC ecosystems and its natural resources. ï‚· Facilitating and engaging the trained youth in developing the Peoples Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) along with technical support groups/institutions/state biodiversity board/development agencies. ï‚· Developing the reports on the programme using the suitable self-monitoring and evaluation tools. ï‚· Establishing suitable links with Botanical Survey of India (BSI)/ Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)/Universities/Subject experts while implementing the projects and its activities.
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