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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Government body of Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox government agency<br />
| agency_name = Kerala State Biodiversity Board<br />
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| jurisdiction = Government of Kerala<br />
| headquarters = Kailasam, TC 24/3219, No. 43, Belhaven Gardens, Kowdiar P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695003, Kerala, India<br />
| minister1_name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<br />
| minister1_pfo = Minister for Environment<br />
| chief1_name = Dr. N. Anil Kumar<br />
| chief1_position = Chairman<br />
| chief2_name = V. Balakrishnan<br />
| chief2_position = Member Secretary<br />
| parent_agency = [[Department of Environment (Kerala)|Government of Kerala]]<br />
| website = https://www.keralabiodiversity.org<br />
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'''Kerala State Biodiversity Board''' (KSBB) is one of the 28 state biodiversity boards set up by the [[National Biodiversity Authority]] in India. It is an autonomous body of the [[Government of Kerala]].<br />
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KSBB headquarters is located at [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The board falls under the provision of the State Biodiversity Act set up in 2008 and the [[Biological Diversity Act, 2002]]. The Board is headed by a Chairman, a Member Secretary and followed by a team of expert Government officials, leading the board in its activities. Dr. C George Thomas is the Chairman and Dr. A V Santhoshkumar is the Member Secretary of KSBB.<br />
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On 21 May 2014, on the eve of [[International Day for Biological Diversity]] KSBB dedicated a project of establishing 'Shanthistals' (biodiversity hubs) to showcase the rich biodiversity of the state at universities and other institutions across the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/KSBB-shows-the-way-with-26-shanthisthals/articleshow/35444131.cms Shanthisthals or biodiversity hubs]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://keralabiodiversity.org/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Organisations based in Thiruvananthapuram]]</div>Khalek Rahaman