India Emerges as Global Leader in Issuing IRCCs under Nagoya Protocol on ABS
In March 2026, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), announced that India has emerged as the global leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol.
In March 2026, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), announced that India has emerged as the global leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol.
- As per the data from the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Clearing-House, India has issued 3,561 IRCCs out of a global total of 6,311, accounting for more than 56% of all certificates issued worldwide.
Key Details:
Limited Global Participation: So far, only 34 countries out of 142 countries registered on the ABS Clearing-House, issued IRCC.
Leading Nations: After India, countries which have issued maximum IRCCs are: France (964), Spain (320), Argentina (257), Panama (156) and Kenya (144).
Key Driver for India’s Success: India’s leading position in the fair and equitable use of genetic resources represents the effective implementation of the country’s Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
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