The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) is delaying the release of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) even though it has been ready for several months and was formulated under the Ministry's supervision. The national action plan advocates that the focus of all planning and decision-making in India should achieve the twin objectives of ecological and livelihood security. The Pune-based environmental action research group, Kalpavriksh, coordinated this Rs. 4 crore MOEF project, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). But according to Ashish Kothari of Kalpavriksh, the report has not yet been printed although the MOEF had agreed to have it ready for public distribution earlier this year.