Pune city is blessed with five major rivers, Pawana, Devnadi, Mula, Mutha, and Ramnadi, as well as lakes like Pashan Lake. Wetlands like these play a major role in biodiversity maintenance, water provision and groundwater generation. The Bhingori Project aims to connect citizens to wetland conservation using dragonflies as a connecting link.
Generating on-ground data and involving citizens in doing so is an excellent way of making science more accessible. It also aids in reconnecting people to the conservation of shared wetland resources. This project is led by Dr.Pankaj Koparde of MIT World Peace University, Pune and is funded under the EarthWatch Citizen Science Fellowship.
How are Pune’s dragonflies faring?
Generating on-ground data and involving citizens in doing so is an excellent way of making science more accessible. It also aids in reconnecting people to the conservation of shared wetland resources. This project is led by Dr.Pankaj Koparde of MIT World Peace University, Pune and is funded under the EarthWatch Citizen Science Fellowship.
How are Pune’s dragonflies faring?