(1) Preparation of People's Biodiversity Register is mandated under the sub-rule (6) of rule 22 of Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 and is the main function of the Biodiversity Management Committee. The People's Biodiversity Register shall contain comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources (flora and fauna) their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them.
(2) The People's Biodiversity Register shall be maintained and validated by the Biodiversity Management Committee and it shall be kept in safe custody and protected against the misuse and appropriation by the outsiders, with careful consideration of the value of the resource.
(3) The Biodiversity Management Committee shall also maintain a register giving information about the details of access to biological resources and traditional knowledge granted, collection fee imposed, benefits derived and the mode of their sharing.