Dear all, For those of you working in or on India, in the fields of sustainable environmental development, biodiversity conservation or ecosystem services; you may be interested in participating in the following survey detailed below, or find it useful to circulate it to your Indian contacts and collaborators. For more information please contact Varun Varma at [email protected].
Many thanks, Nisha Owen PhD Student Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology / Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/staff/profile.php?tag=Owen_N ---------------------------------------------------------------- Horizon Scanning India - 10 Question Survey ---------------------------------------------------------------- You can help in shaping future research and priorities in the field of nature conservation. India's biodiversity and ecosystems are in decline, with consequences for human welfare and quality of life. Conservation needs to take into account the concerns of everyone who will be affected. Your participation is important. We invite you to participate in the Horizon Scanning India - 10 questions survey. You will be asked to provide up to 10 questions on what you think scientists need to answer to address present and future concerns regarding biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in India. You do not need to be an expert in any of these fields to take part. Follow the link below to find out more about Horizon Scanning India and take the survey: http://www.ncbs.res.in/HorizonScanningIndia.html Or click the link below to go straight to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X9HVDYK Please help spread the word ----------------------------------------- Do you know other people or groups who would be interested to participate in the survey? Please forward this email with the web links to others who you think may be interested in contributing. About Horizon Scanning India ------------------------------------------ Horizon Scanning India is an initiative by researchers from institutions and NGOs in India who are working to identify priority topics and areas of future research in biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in the country, by taking into account the views of scientists and non-scientists alike. Please visit our website for more information. http://www.ncbs.res.in/HorizonScanningIndia.html Varun Varma Horizon Scanning India [email protected] -----------------------
