Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning

Objectives

• Assess, describe and monitor biodiversity across scales, taxa and landscapes in the context of global change.
• Understand the biotic and abiotic determinants of ecosystem structures and functions. 
• Study human-biodiversity interfaces, analyse the impact of human activities on biodiversity, wildlife behaviour, ecology and plant-animal interactions, and understand its implications for biodiversity and human well-being. 
• Design interventions in selected critical habitats and promote socially just conservation.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive open-source database on India’s biodiversity to support conservation action and sustainability. 
• Enhance connectivity of natural landscapes and study associated movement patterns of flora and fauna.
• Contribute towards capacity building of various stakeholders and create awareness among citizens about biodiversity conservation.