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<h2 class="recently-added home-page-h2" align="center" id="menu-bar-across">'''''Check out our new WordPress blog [http://www.projectbrahma.org Project Brahma] - a blog on environment, education and social topics relevant to India. [http://www.projectbrahma.org Click here].'''''
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<h2 class="recently-added home-page-h2" align="center" id="menu-bar-across">'''''Biodiversity of India Wiki is Semantic Wiki of the Month for May 2012! [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_India Click here].'''''
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! <h2 class="recently-added home-page-h2"><span>Welcome to Biodiversity Of India!</span></h2>
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| style="color:#000" |'''''What is this project about?''''' <br> We strongly believe that knowledge is the first step towards any kind of change. Thus, we created this ''Biodiversity Of India'' website. The BOI website, part of the Project Brahma Initiative, is an open-source, community driven project, much like [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], where '''anyone - regardless of their religion, nationality, language, expertise -''' can contribute their knowledge of India's biodiversity. <br><br>[[File:BigTemple Elephant.JPG|350px|right|thumb|An [[elephant]] ornately decorated for a religious occasion at the temple in South India. Indian biodiversity gives the culture its unique identity.]] '''''Why do we need to do this?''''' <br>[[India]] is a megadiverse nation, housing around 6-12% of world's species. India also has a [[w:Culture of India|rich cultural heritage]] going back thousands of years. Much of Indian biodiversity is intricately related to the [[Bio_Notes:Biodiversity_and_Cultural_practices|socio-cultural practices]] of the land. Unfortunately, due to [[w:population explosion|population explosion]], [[w:climate change|climate change]] and lax implementation of environmental policies, several species are facing the threat of extinction. Not only does this affect the food chain, but also the livelihood and the culture of millions of Indians who depend on local biodiversity.

It is vital that the common man is made aware of the domino effect of species loss and what we stand to lose. ''Project Brahma'' aims to create such awareness, by increasing participation of the people in biodiversity documentation and conservation. In addition, there are [[Other groups and websites|several organizations]] carrying out notable conservation work in India. Our aim is also to create a central resource where such organizations can access all kinds of knowledge about Indian biodiversity. We imagine that the ''Biodiversity of India'' website will significantly enhance environmental conservation efforts in India. ''''' [[Introduction to the Brahma Database|Learn more about the need and aims of this project...]]'''''<br><br>'''''What we do...'''''<br>The ''Biodiversity Of India'' website is under the umbrella of [[Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_is_Project_Brahma.3F|Project Brahma]]. Our project has both online as well as field components. We are working on four different aspects of Indian biodiversity (and you are welcome to contribute to any of them!):<br>
# [[Division:Plants]]
# [[Division:Mammals]]
# [[Division:Videos]]
# [[Division:Community pages]]
# [[Division:Education]] ''(beta)''
While [[Division:Plants]] and [[Division:Mammals]] involve documentation of different aspects of India's wildlife resources, the latter three divisions are aimed towards increasing awareness and interest in Indian biodiversity.''''' [[Projects for volunteers|Find out how you can contribute to this website...]]'''''<br><br>'''''About us'''''<br>We are common, everyday folks who felt agitated by the problem of species loss and decided to do something about it. People running this site on everyday basis are PhD students and postdocs from reputed academic institutions in [[India]] and abroad. However, our contributors and supporters have included people from all walks of life - web designers, artists, college professors, freelance writers, NGO activists and academics. We encourage you to join us and help us in our mission to spread awareness about India's biodiversity!''''' [[Biodiversity of India:About|Know more about the people running this site...]]'''''
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|style="color:#000 "| '''''Check out the following links and get to know this wiki better!'''''
'''''Opinion articles on BOI'''''
* [[Article:101|A vulnerable country on a fragile planet]] ''by Gaurav Moghe, Coordinator, Project Brahma''
* [[Article:102|Home remedies for common health problems]] ''by Dr. Daya Tilwe, Dept. of Botany, ICLES College''
* [[Article:103|Plants and animals important to the Koli-Agri community in Maharashtra]] ''by Dr. Daya Tilwe, Dept. of Botany, ICLES College''
* [[Biodiversity hotspots in India]] ''A [[:Category:WACA|WACA]] by Gaurav Moghe''

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'''''Only 20 articles are listed here. For more, click on (further results) on the bottom right corner of the table above.'''''
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|style="color:#000"| An integral component of the this wiki is to document scientific, traditional and socio-cultural knowledge about various Indian species and present it in ways that make it interesting and enable its easy extraction. We are currently focused on [[Division:Plants|plant]] and [[Division:Mammals|mammalian]] species. A total of '''{{#ask:[[Category:Species page]] | format = count }} species''' currently exist in the database and several of them have some information filled in.
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|align="left" style="color:#000"|A total of {{#ask: [[Category:Species page]] | format=count }} species pages in the database as of this moment. {{#ask: [[Category:Species page]] [[Species name::+]] | format=count }} have some information filled in.
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|align="center" style="color:#000"| '''The amazing sites of the Western Ghats of India''' <br><videoflash>oABgZNyMvTU</videoflash>''' <br> This video narrates the story of an Orissa farmer named Natabar Sarangi who has been collecting rice varieties for a long time now. He has managed to save and reintroduce over 350 varieties of rice back in India.'''<br><videoflash type="vimeo">16508587</videoflash>
'''''[[Division:Videos|Explore our large collection of biodiversity-related videos...]]'''''<br>''(and you can contribute some too!)''
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|style="color:#000 "| '''''These writeups are a part of [[Division:Community pages]] section of this website where we have tried to document the myriad connections between India's flora and fauna and its peoples. Through these writeups, we hope to provide a reason, a purpose for the common man to start thinking about biodiversity conservation.'''''

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'''''See more such stories in our [[Division:Community pages|Division:Community pages]]. We encourage you to contribute some too!'''''
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==Contact us!==

* '''Comments, ideas or questions?''' We would love to hear from you! <br>


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