law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  Chapter IX Duties of
  
  the Central and the State Governments
  36. Central
  
  Government to develop National strategies, plans, etc., for conservation, etc.,
  
  of biological diversity.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall develop national strategies, plans, programmes for the
  
  conservation and promotion and sustainable use of biological diversity
  
  including measures for identification and monitoring of areas rich in
  
  biological resources, promotion of in situ, and ex situ, conservation of
  
  biological resources, incentives for research, training and public education to
  
  increase a areness with respect to biodiversity.
  2.  
  
    Where
  
  the Central Government has reason to believe that any area rich in biological
  
  diversity, biological resources and their habitats is being threatened by overuse,
  
  abuse or neglect, it shall issue directives to the concerned State Government
  
  to take immediate ameliorative measures, offering such State Government any
  
  technical and other assistance that is possible to be provided or needed.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, as far as practicable wherever it deems appropriate,
  
  integrate the conservation, promotion and sustainable use of biological
  
  diversity into relevant sectoral or cross-sectoral plans, programmes and
  
  policies.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall undertake measures,-
  i.  
  
    wherever
  
  necessary, for assessment of environmental impact of that project which is
  
  likely to have adverse effect on biological diversity, with a view to avoid or
  
  minimise such effects and where appropriate provide for public participation in
  
  such assessment;
  to
  
  regulate, manage or control the risks associated with the use and release of
  
  living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology likely to have adverse
  
  impact on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and human
  
  health.
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    The
  
  Central Government shall Endeavour to respect and protect the knowledge of
  
  local people relating to biological diversity, as recommended by the National
  
  Biodiversity Authority through such measures, which may include registration of
  
  such knowledge at the local, State or national levels, and other measures for
  
  protection, including sui generis system. Explanation.-For the purposes of this
  
  section,-
  a.   "ex situ
  
  conservation" means the conservation of components of biological diversity
  
  outside their natural habitats;
  b.   "in situ
  
  conservation" means the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats
  
  and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their
  
  natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated or cultivated species, in
  
  the surroundings where they have developed their distinctive properties.