Congratulations to all! A very useful venture indeed! Tabish On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 11:00:21 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Dear members, > > It is a matter of joy that efloraofindia (eFI in short) website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is completing 10 years > on 1.11.20 (although our journey began much earlier on 17.6.2007 in the > form of of efloraofindia google e-group > <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>, which still remains our > backbone). Today, efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is an extremely > popular website with more than 3200 members and more than 1,00,500 visits > per month. It is one of the biggest non-commercial citizen science > efforts not only in India, but the world. Currently we have a huge database > of around 14,000 species under 2,834 genera, 258 families of seed plants > along with numerous species of ferns and fungi, showcased by more than > 3,00,000 unique photographs. More than 80% of genera and family pages are > already having comparative images, providing easy identification. Numerous > species have been posted here > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/role-of-efi-in-scientific-publications> > (just to > show a few examples), before these were described as new to science. No > other site in the world has come up with such a large database and facility > of comparative images as provided in efloraofindia. It is the result of a > movement of tens of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds and from > every nook and corner of the country, including top class experts from > India and outside, coming together. It shows what can be achieved even > without a single penny being spent or any one even physically meeting. > > All of you can help us further in this effort by sending your images > (particularly of rare plants and those which are yet not represented in our > site) to [email protected] <javascript:> or [email protected] > <javascript:> and help us with correct identifications, if you find any > mistakes. > > Despite many hurdles and technical problems in developing, designing, > maintaining, refining and updating eFI website, our commitment to serve > nature and the nation has never diminished, but only growing with each > impediment. > Our sincere thanks to Outstanding Contributors > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/outstanding-contributors>, > > The Pillars > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia> > , Subject Experts > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>, > Moderators > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>, Major > contributors > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors>, > members > (and those who have contributed but not mentioned here), who are rendering > selfless service to the group & made this endeavour possible for the > benefit of everyone. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg >
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