Aptly said Dr Pankaj Ji. Efloraofindia databse is now a teenager with enormous potential. The power of selfless collaboration of scientists and flora photographers is reflected here. Admiringly, each and every person of this family wish to make this a complete virtual flora of Indian Subcontinent.... my salutations to *Team-Efloraofindia*.
DSRawat Pantnagar On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:09:00 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > > Respected sirs and dear friends > > Thirteen years back, on this day "efloraofindia" was started as > "indiatreepix" and I must say that it has been a long journey since day > one. Although I joined late, I couldn't, even in my dreams, imagine, how a > small tireless band of individuals were managing this group in the > beginning. And then gradually more and more people joined in, contributing > actively. Although some like me kept silent for some time, we kept our eyes > open because we knew the strength of this selfless, tireless effort, is > going to be fruitful in the coming years. With legends like Gurcharan sir, > and many world class subject experts on the group, this group or better > say, FAMILY, has prospered. > > Currently we have a huge database of around 13,000 species represented by > around 2,50,000 unique photographs, being backed up by a family size of > over 3,000 members. This is indeed ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF > COLLABORATION OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS in the world that, till date, remains a > fundless effort. I just can't recall any such platform in the whole world, > where no money is involved. This platform has been an important source not > only for Indian flora but also for neighbouring countries and accordingly > qualified scientists have even started to cite our googlesite. At the same > time this group has also contributed in the publications of new records and > new species which is another level of achievement. > > My urge is now for all the members to contribute actively and make this > 14th year memorable for all of us and let this dreamchild of ours grow > further. > > Thanks and regards > Pankaj > > -- > ****************************************************** > **************************************************************** > *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. > *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* > > *Office*: > > Orchid Conservation Section > > Flora Conservation Department > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China > > *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] > *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/1660087f-5806-4a7e-98da-7a8d5b3f5833o%40googlegroups.com.
