Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) is an autonomous body of Government of Goa under Department of Science, Technology and Environment, situated in the premises of Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Saligao, Bardez- Goa. As per the provision made in Section 22 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 for the establishment of State Biodiversity Boards, the State Government of Goa constituted the Goa State Biodiversity Board in the year 2004 vide Notification No. 07/17/92/STE/PART/858 dated: 02/12/2004, Gazette No. Series II No. 37 dated: 13/12/2004 Extraordinary No. 3. Later the Board was reconstituted vide Notification No. 07/17/92/STE/PART/625 dated: 29/08/2012, Gazette No. Series II No. 22 dated: 06/09/2012. Board was reconstituted vide Notification No. 07/17/92/STE/PART/1294, Gazette No. Series II No. 38 dated:17/12/2015.Board was reconstituted vide Notification No. 07/17/92/STE/PART/827, Gazette No. Series II No. 38 dated:29/01/2019. Board was reconstituted vide Notification No. 07/17/92/STE/PART/975, Gazette No. Series II No. 39 dated:23/12/2021. The Board works under the Chairmanship of Hon. Minister for Environment & Climate Change and Dr. Pradip V. Sarmokadam is the Member Secretary of the Board. There are nine other actively involved Members on the Board, which includes 5 ex-officio members representing the concerned department of the State Government.