Kerala State Biodiversity Board Recruitment 2019 For District Coordinator

Kerala State Biodiversity Board is an autonomous body of the State Government and come under the Kerala State Environment Department. With the Head Quarter at Thiruvananthapuram the Board falls under the provision of the Biological Diversity Act 2002, Rules 2004 and Kerala State Biological Diversity Rules 2008.The KSBB is dedicated into conservation and protection of the agro, plant and fish diversity of the State. The Board is headed by a Chairman, a Member Secretary and followed by a team of expert Government officials, leading the Board in its all vibrant activities.

India is the first country to have the Biological Diversity Act and implement it in affective manner. The Act was conceived in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which was held in 1992 and latter in 2002 the Act was passed. The Act provides a legal framework for conservation of biological diversity of the country, sustainable use of its components, fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and generation and dissemination of knowledge.