Thanks, Nita ji. Wonderful study & report. On 26 December 2014 at 00:53, Nita Shashidharan <[email protected] > wrote:
> Dear All, > > It is a festive season and we thought this is a perfect time to knock on > your doors. A much delayed update on the project but finally here it is. > Please find attached a copy of what you all helped us understand about > citizen science with respect to assessing its potential and capacity > building for the environment. > > Also, for all those who would like to continue being updated about citizen > science based programmes going on in the India; you may join the following > page on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csciindia. Additionally, > please find below a list of projects that we came across during our study. > May be you would love to join some of these initiatives. Do take a moment > and check them out. Our lists are not exhaustive but are a good start. We > are sure that once you start exploring you will find a lot more. > > Sr.No. > > Citizen Science Project (Environment) > > Project Objective > > Mode of participation > > CSP website if available/News Link > > 1 > > Common bird monitoring of India programme (CBMI) > > to monitor and conserve India's Common Birds. > > Observation and internet > > *http://www.cbmi.in/index.html <http://www.cbmi.in/index.html>* > > 2 > > Eflora egroup > > to help in documenting flora of India > > Observation and internet > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > 3 > > Project Pterocount > > to monitor the population of a bat species in South Asia. > > Observation and internet > > http://pterocount.org/ > > 4 > > Hornbill Watch > > to monitor and conserve 9 species of Hornbills found in India > > Observation and internet > > http://www.hornbills.in/ > > 5 > > Migrant Watch > > identify migrant birds and note down the first sighting and feed it into > the online database > > Observation and internet > > http://www.migrantwatch.in/join.php > > 6 > > Seasonwatch > > to monitor plant phenology i.e.the participant identifies a tree and > observes it every week to note down when the flowers, fruits and leaves > come out. > > Observation and internet > > http://www.seasonwatch.in/ > > 7 > > EclipseWatch > > to observe and document the behaviour of birds and animals before, during > and after the solar eclipse > > Observation and internet > > http://www.eclipsewatch.in/ > > 8 > > India Biodiversity Portal > > in contributing and accessing information on Indian biodiversity > > Observation and internet > > http://indiabiodiversity.org/ > > 9 > > "Lost! Amphibians of India" > > to search for lost amphibians. > > Observation > > http://www.lostspeciesindia.org/LAI2/ > > 10 > > Behaviourwatch@home > > characterising particular birds behaviour > > Observation and internet > > > http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/research/not-just-for-the-scientists/article4674416.ece > > 11 > > Golden Jackals in India > > was a two month survey to find out about the numbers and location of > Golden Jackals in India > > Observation and internet > > http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/3075-ncf-golden-jackal-survey > > 12 > > Marine Mammal Conservation Newtork of India > > to help strengthen the available information. > > Observation &/internet > > http://www.marinemammals.in/ > > 13 > > Asian Water Fowl Census > > to count water birds > > Observation > > > http://south-asia.wetlands.org/WhatWeDo/AsianWaterbirdCensus/tabid/2892/Default.aspx > > 14 > > The People’s Biodiversity Register > > to add people's traditional knowledge systems to mainstream science > > contact programme > > > http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/research/not-just-for-the-scientists/article4674416.ece > > 15 > > “Be a scientist for a day.” > > The participants built up a checklist of species of plants, insects > (especially moths), birds, reptiles and amphibians from BNHS’ 33-acre > nature reserve > > contact programme > > > http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/research/not-just-for-the-scientists/article4674416.ece > > 16 > > WCS India : Volunteering for wildlife surveys > > To gather data on various aspects of wildlife in selected protective areas > in Karnataka > > contact programme > > > http://www.sciencecodex.com/study_volunteering_can_help_save_wildlife-146099 > > 17 > > Citizen Sparrow > > Citizen Sparrow was a public participatory project to which all members of > the public were invited to contribute regarding observations on sparrows. > > Observations and internet > > http://www.citizensparrow.in/ > > 18 > > HSBC Bird race > > The participants will try and record as many species of birds as > possible, learn about the finer points of bird-watching from the experts & > the experienced > > Observation and contact > > http://www.indiabirdraces.in/ > > 19 > > Western Ghats Portal > > to create an online open collaborative system for sharing biodiversity > information w.r.t Western Ghats > > Observation and internet > > http://thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/ > > 20 > > Himalayan Bird Count > > To document Himalayan birds > > Observation and contact > > > http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/registration-for-himalayan-bird-count-to-end-on-may-10/ > > 21 > > The Role of Natural History e-groups Linking Scientist and Citizens > > Various e-groups in yahoo, facebook etc with respect to natural history > contribution by participants > > Observation and internet > > http://vimeo.com/53329840 > > 22 > > South Asia Birds, of worldbirds initiative > > allows users from anywhere in the world to input and query bird data. > Section (India) > > Observation and internet > > http://www.worldbirds.org/v3/india.php > > 23 > > Landmark Trees of India > > Landmark Trees an outreach ecology and geography project documenting > famous, notable, remarkable, interesting, and heritage trees of India. > > Observation and internet > > http://www.outreachecology.com/landmark/contribute/ > > 24 > > Project Meghdoot > > The aim is to gather, collate and analyze the traditional knowledge about > the monsoon from peoples across India and connect that with available > scientific know-how. > > Observations and contact > > http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/drops-of-science/ > > Wishing you a Merry Christmas and advanced wishes for a wonderful New > Year. > > Regards > > -- > Nita Shashidharan & Parveen Shaikh > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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