Arunachal Pradesh (Biological Diversity) Rules, 2011.

These Rules aim at implementing at Arunachal Pradesh regional level the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. In exercise of the Powers conferred by Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh makes these rules dealing with the creation of the Biodiversity Board which may perform the following functions: 1) Lay down the procedure and guidelines to govern the activities provided under section 23 of the Act. 2) Advise the State Government on any matter concerning conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and the associated knowledge. 3) Provide livelihood support to those villagers who have shifted or are in the process of shifting from unsustainable livelihoods to sustainable livelihoods. 4) Take all measures to create awareness among local Tribes and schools children for making them as sentinels of bio-resources conservation. 5) Promote and strengthen individuals and institutions who are already working towards conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit-sharing of biological resources. 6) Provide technical assistance and guidance to the departments of the State Government. 7) Regulate by granting of approval or otherwise requests for commercial utilization or bio-survey and bio-utilization of any biological resource by Indian nationals, provided that the provision of this rule shall not apply to the local people and communities of the area, including growers and cultivators of biodiversity and person who have been practicing indigenous medicine. 8) Facilitate updating and implementation of State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. 9) Commission studies and sponsor investigations and research. 11) Collect, compile and publish technical and statistical data, manuals, species wise DNA barcodes for identification of the vegetative propagules or guides relating to conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and inherited traditional ethnic knowledge, etc.