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*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com *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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABpo8%3D36y1ETtVivfmpv7GjCviBLL8BUtiVP%3D%3DuYd2oacRLY_Q%40mail.gmail.com.
