Red Sanders: ₹6.2 crore more in access and benefit sharing
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Asked by UPSCPrelims 2023, 2016, 20124 PYQs
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- Prelims 2023Consider the following statements: In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol. …Solve with answer →
- Prelims 2016With reference to ‘Red Sanders’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statementsSolve with answer →
What happened
- The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹6.2 crore on 11 December 2025 under the access and benefit sharing (ABS) mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for Red Sanders conservation in five states [PIB].
- Total ABS funds for Red Sanders now exceed ₹101 crore. Tamil Nadu’s forest department gets the largest share this time (₹2.98 crore); farmers in Andhra Pradesh get ₹1.1 crore [PIB].
Background
- Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is an endangered tree endemic to India, found mainly in Andhra Pradesh [PIB].
Why it matters
- ABS is how the Nagoya Protocol idea works on the ground: those who use biological resources pay the people who conserve them.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-12-11): the National Biodiversity Authority released ₹6.2 crore on 11 December 2025 under the access and benefit sharing (ABS) mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for Red Sanders conservation in five states.
- ABS is how the Nagoya Protocol idea works on the ground: those who use biological resources pay the people who conserve them.
Quotable data pointTotal ABS funds for Red Sanders now exceed ₹101 crore. Tamil Nadu's forest department gets the largest share this time (₹2.98 crore); farmers in Andhra Pradesh get ₹1.1 crore.
PIB: MoEFCC: NBA releases ABS funds for Red Sanders, 11 Dec 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: Red Sanders, NBA, Nagoya Protocol.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
ABS in India is provided under
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Scientific name of Red Sanders
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Total ABS funds for Red Sanders so far
Answer (c) & explanation
PIB.
Official source: PIB: MoEFCC: NBA releases ABS funds for Red Sanders, 11 Dec 2025
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