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The 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils opened in Chandigarh on 6 September 2026, organised by the National Biodiversity Authority over two days to discuss implementation of India's biodiversity governance framework. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the National Biodiversity Authority has so far shared over Rs 200 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds with farmers, local communities and research institutions, and urged states to make the more than 2.76 lakh Biodiversity Management Committees functional and effective. He linked the effort to India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2024-2030, which is aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework's target of conserving 30 percent of land and sea by 2030.