Forwarding pl. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vinatha Viswanathan <vvina...@gmail.com> Date: 9 September 2011 10:25 Subject: Request for participation in a survey To: jmga...@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Garg, I am currently working at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. I am involved in a project in which we are asking as many Indians as possible what they think are the important questions that need to be answered for the management and conservation of biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resuources. We would like to reach as many people as possible. One of the motivations for this survey is that we don't know if there is a gap between what policy makers, funding agencies and researchers think is important and what the rest of the country thinks is important. Below is the text which has information and links about the survey. I kindly request you to participate in this survey. I also request you to forward it to the eflora group. This group is such an active forum and it will be important to have the participation of all its members in this exercise. With thanks and regards, Vinatha Viswanathan. NCBS, Banglore. * Horizon Scanning India - 10 Question Survey* ---------------------------------------------------------------- You can help in shaping future research and priorities in the field of nature conservation. India's biodiversity and ecosystems are in decline, with consequences for human welfare and quality of life. Conservation needs to take into account the concerns of everyone who will be affected. Your participation is important. We invite you to participate in the Horizon Scanning India - 10 questions survey. You will be asked to provide up to 10 questions on what you think scientists need to answer to address present and future concerns regarding biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in India. You do not need to be an expert in any of these fields to take part. Follow the link below to find out more about Horizon Scanning India and take the survey: http://www.ncbs.res.in/HorizonScanningIndia.html Or click the link below to go straight to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X9HVDYK *Please help spread the word* ----------------------------------------- Do you know other people or groups who would be interested to participate in the survey? Please forward this email with the web links to others who you think may be interested in contributing. *About Horizon Scanning India* ------------------------------------------ Horizon Scanning India is an initiative by researchers from institutions and NGOs in India who are working to identify priority topics and areas of future research in biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in the country, by taking into account the views of scientists and non-scientists alike. Please visit our website for more information. http://www.ncbs.res.in/HorizonScanningIndia.html Varun Varma Horizon Scanning India hsi10questi...@gmail.com -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1700 members & 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 5500 species)
