PARD INDIA has been co-opted as one of the Members of the Mandal Biodiversity Committee to survey and prepare the People's Biodiversity Register (PBR), a legal document that contains details of biological resources occurring within a Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) and associated knowledge as well. The Certificate bearing Ref. No. RC No. AO/MDT/2021 dated 23rd March 2021 has been issued by the Mandal Development Officer (MDO), Devarapalli Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. It became the testimony of our participation with the local government in restoring biodiversity and protecting the environment at the grassroots level