The number of access and benefit sharing (ABS) agreements signed was 92 in India during 2015-16. It has surged by 97.83% to 182 during 2016-17 above 2015-16. We have seen annual de-growth of -10.44% in ABS agreements signed in India during 2018-19 from 316 during 2017-18. The number of ABS agreements signed in India was 300 during 2019-20, up by 6.01% versus 283 during 2018-19.
The maximum annual growth of 97.83% has been found in 2016-17 in ABS agreements signed in India during the period under consideration.
Note: Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/sustainable-development-goals-national-indicator-framework-version-21-2020
Resource Title: Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework (Version 2.1) – 2020