The non-professional volunteers are commonly used in biodiversity assessment due to lack of experts. The bird identification skills of indigenous Lepcha community have been recognized and the accuracy of data generated by them has been assesed. Bird sampling was done using point count method along the transects in three locations in Dzongu, North Sikkim.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/indigenous-knowledge-lepcha-community-monitoring-and-conservation-birds
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bhoj-kumar-acharya
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/basundhara-chettri
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lalitha-vijayan
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-traditional-knowledge
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lepcha
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-management
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-sikkim
