India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 was a year that saw several significant developments in the field of biodiversity and biodiversity governance.

The 'Cali Fund' was launched on February 25, 2025, at the resumed 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome.

Everyone who thought that the COP16 in Cali, Colombia, would be the game changer on the issue of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is in for disappointment. Two meetings held in April proved this.

In April-end, the National Biodiversity Authority released a new set of rules to manage sharing of benefits generated through the use of biological resources.

On June 29, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the headquarters of th...