MSBB’s 2-day global seminar on biodiversity from today

Nagpur: GH Raisoni University, School of Law, Saikheda, and GH Raisoni Law College, Nagpur, along with Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) will hold a two-day international seminar on ‘Resolution of access benefit sharing via alternative dispute resolution with reference to Biodiversity Act, 2002’.
The two-day virtual seminar, to be held from October 23-24, endeavours to cover the emerging issues and challenges faced while settlement of access benefit sharing (ABS) through alternative dispute resolution techniques in India.
Former high court judge RK Deshpande will open the seminar, while SH Patil, chairman, MSBB, and Justin Mohan, member-secretary, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai, will be guests.
Mohan will give insight on how Biological Diversity Act is a blessing for farmers and forest-dwelling communities. Experts Pranjit Bhattacharya, member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, Dhanya Mallar, Bucerius Law School, Germany, Om Shrivastva, National Green Tribunal, Bhopal, Dr Sairam Bhatt, Centre of Environmental Law Education Research & Advocacy (CEERA), Bengaluru, Achalendra Reddy, NBA, Shreyas Jayasimha, Neeti Sachdeva, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Atul Pande, Vijay Kumar, Ashish Badiye, Wilson Mathew will guide the participants on various issues.
The chief guest for the valedictory programme will be former HC judge Zaka Haq, Praveen Srivastava, member-secretary, MSBB, Dr Ashok Pawade, dean, School of Law, GH Raisoni.