The diversity and richness of natural endowments and associated traditional knowledge systems are critical for livelihoods of a large proportion of the State's populace. Helping the people translate this unique strength into answers for sustainable livelihoods and addressing Intellectual Property Rights concerns through empowering regimes of sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing are board's constant endeavor. Addressing the issues of sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing the following outputs have been envisioned:

• Functional models of Sustainable harvest of focal taxa ( 1-2 species)
• Establishing models of BD based enterprises