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NBA Digital Portal for Certificates of Origin Launched

7 February 20261 min read
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYNBA Digital Portalfor Certificates ofOrigin Launched7 February 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) opened a portal on 5 February 2026 for electronic Certificates of Origin (CoO), needed to claim Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) exemption for cultivated medicinal plants.

Key facts

  • Single-window, end-to-end online system: application, processing, approval and issue.
  • Form-12 is auto-generated for eligible stakeholders.
  • ABS means fair, equitable sharing of benefits from using biological resources.

About the NBA

  • Set up in 2003 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002; headquarters in Chennai.
  • Network: Secretariat, State Biodiversity Boards, Biodiversity Management Committees, Expert Committees.

Exam angle

  • Document: Certificate of Origin; form: Form-12.

Test yourself

1. The NBA's new digital portal issues Certificates of Origin for which category of plants?

The portal issues CoOs for cultivated medicinal plants.

2. Which form does the NBA's Certificate of Origin portal generate automatically for eligible stakeholders?

The portal auto-generates Form-12.

3. Under which Act was the National Biodiversity Authority established in 2003?

NBA functions under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

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