Initiative launched to create Campus Biodiversity Registers across colleges, unversities in India
The Nature Conservation Foundation and the National Biodiversity Authority have launched a nationwide initiative to document biodiversity within Indian college and university campuses. Participating institutions will create Campus Biodiversity Registers to help conserve and manage these urban green spaces.
Why it matters
This project bridges the gap between academic research and urban conservation, turning educational campuses into vital data points for national biodiversity monitoring.
Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), a Mysuru-based wildlife research and conservation organisation, and the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) have launched an initiative to document biodiversity found within college and university campuses across India.
The objective of the year-long nationwide exercise is to create a Campus Biodiversity Register (CBR) for each higher education institution.
According to the NCF, the CBR has been inspired by the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR), which contains comprehensive information on locally available bio-resources, including the landscape and demography of a particular area, and traditional knowledge.
“The CBR project enables educational institutions to document the biodiversity found within their campuses. While the PBRs document the biodiversity of villages, towns, and cities, the focus of the CBRs is on educational institutions, bringing together students, faculty, and other staff to explore nature around them,” a statement from the organisation said.
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