Kerala Bird Atlas 2.0 launched
The Kerala Bird Atlas 2.0 has been launched to document changes in bird distribution and abundance across the state through systematic citizen science surveys. The project aims to provide data-driven insights to inform future ecological conservation policies.
Why it matters
Long-term biodiversity monitoring is essential for understanding the impacts of climate change and human activity on local ecosystems.
Forest Minister Shibu Baby John formally launched the Kerala Bird Atlas 2.0 in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
The second edition of the citizen science initiative, which is being initiated five years after the first State-wide bird atlas was released, will repeat the systematic surveys that had been conducted across Kerala to document changes that have occurred over the years.
The bird atlas surveys will be done twice a year, from mid July- mid September, and from mid January-mid March. As part of the survey protocol, the state has been divided into grids, quadrants and sub-cells for effective sampling.
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