this is a very important effort we should also be paying attention to indigenous weeds , may be?
usha di On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 10:04 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prabhakar R > Date: 7 August 2015 at 08:52 > Subject: Fwd: Spotting Alien Invasive Species > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sir, > > Greetings. > > The invasives group on the India Biodiversity Portal are running a > campaign this month to map the spread of invasives across the country. It > will be very valuable if we can get large scale information on invasives > and their distribution in India. 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The subset of > these species that have become problematic in their introduced environments > are termed 'invasive', and the issue of invasive species is of growing > concern, globally. In India, the rapid proliferation of numerous exotic > invasive species of plants and animals poses a serious threat to > biodiversity and can have severe impacts on the country's agricultural > economy. Through SPAIS > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-n/>, we > aim to document the distribution of several common alien invasive species > across India. We invite you to join us in a collaborative campaign to map > these intruders and in doing so help to obtain important clues to their > management and control. The campaign will focus on a selected subset of > known and easily identifiable alien invasive species. (See the 'SPAIS list' > below, or download the pamphlet > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-p/>.) > > The SPAIS list: > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-x/> > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-m/> > > How to participate: > > - Join or organise > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-c/> a > group walk on documenting alien invasive species in your locality or go on > a walk by yourself. > - Spot any invasive species from the above list in your neighbourhood. > - Photograph these species with at least two images of each invasive > including one of the species in its habitat. > - If you cannot photograph these species, compile a list with location > coordinates. > - Upload your observations on the SPAIS group > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-yh/> > or through the IBP Android app > <http://indiabiodiversityportal.cmail1.com/t/t-l-iybzy-tjhulkuki-yk/>. > > Competitions and Prizes: > > Prizes will be awarded to the top three contributors and for the top two > photo essays. 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