National Biodiversity Authority
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The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge, and for implementing key provisions of the Biological Diversity Act to conserve the country’s biodiversity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Biodiversity Authority canonical | 4 |
| National Biodiversity Authority of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3177668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Biodiversity Authority Context triple: [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India, oversees, National Biodiversity Authority]
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A.
Biodiversity Management Bureau
The Biodiversity Management Bureau is a Philippine government agency responsible for conserving and managing the country’s biological diversity and protected areas.
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B.
Wildlife Conservation Board
The Wildlife Conservation Board is a California state agency dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing wildlife habitat and public access to natural areas through land acquisition and conservation projects.
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C.
Conservation Biology Institute
The Conservation Biology Institute is a research and conservation center of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo focused on studying and protecting biodiversity and endangered species.
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D.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
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E.
Environment and Ecology Bureau
The Environment and Ecology Bureau is a policy bureau of the Hong Kong SAR government responsible for environmental protection, conservation, climate policy, and related ecological and sustainability matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Biodiversity Authority Target entity description: The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge, and for implementing key provisions of the Biological Diversity Act to conserve the country’s biodiversity.
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A.
Biodiversity Management Bureau
The Biodiversity Management Bureau is a Philippine government agency responsible for conserving and managing the country’s biological diversity and protected areas.
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B.
Wildlife Conservation Board
The Wildlife Conservation Board is a California state agency dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing wildlife habitat and public access to natural areas through land acquisition and conservation projects.
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C.
Conservation Biology Institute
The Conservation Biology Institute is a research and conservation center of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo focused on studying and protecting biodiversity and endangered species.
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D.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
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E.
Environment and Ecology Bureau
The Environment and Ecology Bureau is a policy bureau of the Hong Kong SAR government responsible for environmental protection, conservation, climate policy, and related ecological and sustainability matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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statutory body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NBA ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Republic of India
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linked to:
India
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| country | India ⓘ |
| function |
advise state governments on biodiversity conservation measures
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advise the Government of India on conservation of biodiversity ⓘ approve access to biological resources for commercial utilization ⓘ approve access to biological resources for research ⓘ develop guidelines for benefit sharing ⓘ implement provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 ⓘ maintain a national level database on biological resources and associated knowledge ⓘ oppose or regulate intellectual property rights over biological resources and associated knowledge where appropriate ⓘ regulate activities involving access to biological resources by foreign individuals and entities ⓘ support constitution and functioning of Biodiversity Management Committees ⓘ support constitution and functioning of State Biodiversity Boards ⓘ |
| goal |
conservation of India’s biodiversity
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ensuring benefit sharing with local communities ⓘ protection of traditional knowledge associated with biological resources ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chennai
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India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Biological Diversity Act, 2002 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| mandate |
conservation of biological diversity
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fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from use of biological resources ⓘ regulation of access to associated traditional knowledge ⓘ regulation of access to biological resources ⓘ sustainable use of biological resources ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
associated traditional knowledge within the territory of India
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biological resources within the territory of India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to biological resources by foreign companies
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access to biological resources by foreign institutions ⓘ access to biological resources by non-resident Indians ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention on Biological Diversity
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Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing ⓘ |
| sector |
biodiversity conservation
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environment ⓘ natural resources management ⓘ |
| supervises | State Biodiversity Boards ⓘ |
| website | http://nbaindia.org ⓘ |
| worksWith | Biodiversity Management Committees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Biodiversity Authority Description of subject: The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge, and for implementing key provisions of the Biological Diversity Act to conserve the country’s biodiversity.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India
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oversees
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National Biodiversity Authority
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Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board
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collaboratesWith
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National Biodiversity Authority of India
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linked to: National Biodiversity Authority