While various conservation area identification efforts existed earlier (like Important Bird Areas in the 1990s), the formal process of identifying Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in India, aligning with international criteria, gained momentum and was notably pursued around 2003. The establishment of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) in 2003 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, spurred several biodiversity assessment and documentation efforts, including the identification of sites important for biodiversity conservation.
When was the process of identifying the key Biodiversity Areas started in India ?
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Biodiversity (Biodiversity Hotspots (Global and Indian))
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