The Biological Diversity Act $2002$ was passed by the Government of India. It fulfilled the ideals of which article of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India?

Article $48\text{A}$ of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), which was added via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of $1976$, mandates that the "State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country." The enactment of the Biological Diversity Act, $2002$ aligns directly with this constitutional mandate to protect ecosystems and natural biological resources.