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Western Ghats Biodiversity Open Collaborative Information System

Grantee Name: Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Hotspot
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
Location
India
Amount
$207,183
Dates
Oct 2010 – Jun 2013
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Communication, Geographic Information Systems, Networks

Create an open-access, web-based portal on the biodiversity and ecosystem service values of the Western Ghats, populated and maintained by an active community of data-holders. Leverage Web 2.0 technologies to facilitate a transformation in data availability that facilitates mainstreaming of biodiversity into development sectors, empowers citizen engagement in public policy development, and fosters citizen science initiatives by amateur naturalists.

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