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SOP for Threatened Species
July 1 , 2026
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- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for notification of threatened species under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
- The SOP provides a step-by-step process for scientific assessment, stakeholder consultation, validation, notification, and conservation planning.
- It requires States and Union Territories to use scientific evidence, field studies, and traditional knowledge for species identification.
- Biodiversity Management Committees, Botanical Survey of India, and Zoological Survey of India are involved in the process.
- It supports conservation, monitoring, and periodic review of threatened species across India.
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