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Butterfly Survey and Host Plant Assessment🦋

GreenLine presents to you the Butterfly and Host Plant Survey, at BNHS CEC. The survey will be led by Mr. Jayesh Vishwakarma, Research Officer, Mangrove foundation and butterfly enthusiast.

On 9th Sept 2023 - A webinar on introduction to butterflies, identification and basic knowledge of butterflies and host plant interaction.
On 10th Sept 2023 - A day in the field at BNHS CEC. We will get to know more about butterflies in the field and their host plant interactions, also create a checklist.
Knowledge about butterfly behavior, appearance, etc. will be shared. Introduce survey techniques which will be used in the field.

The participants can also volunteer for the entire survey in the month of Sept - Oct 2023. GreenLine will bear the basic travel expenses and entry fees of these volunteers only. 5 volunteers will be selected for the survey. Details for the survey will be provided to the volunteers.

Workshop Details:
9th Sept 2023 - Webinar
10th Sept 2023 - Field Visit at BNHS CEC
Course Fees: Free
Participant Limit: maximum 15
Age: 18-25 yrs

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeWrg7e35mmSIlzOXCUb9KJFZfc9W6rTlqvx2ILrwiOuusOA/viewform

Anyone interested in learning about butterflies, learn how to identify them in the wild and aspiring to build a career in Biodiversity can apply.
Certificates will be awarded to each participant and volunteer for the workshop and survey respectively.

Only the participants attending both, online webinar and on field trail will get Certificates.

For any queries, please contact us on +91 81084 39940 / [email protected]

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Webinar on Spiders of the Mumbai Mangroves

On the occasion of the 'International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems', GreenLine presents a webinar on Spiders of the Mumbai Mangroves by Mr. Akash Mhadgut, who is a graduate of M.Sc in Biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation, and Management from Bhavans College. He is an avid naturalist primarily researching the spider diversity across Mumbai's mangroves, alongside which he is passionate about exploring the local marine life and avifauna around the city.

Come join us in learning more about the underappreciated arachnids that reside in our local mangrove patches and how these critical habitats deserve preservation from rampant human destruction!

Event Details:
Date: 29th July 2023 (Saturday)

Time: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Theme: Spiders and Mangroves

Venue: Virtual Meeting. The meeting link will be shared soon.

👉🏻This event is free of cost.👈🏻

Limited seats only, so register soon!!🏃‍♀️🏃
After filling out the form you will be directed to join a WhatsApp group.

If you have any queries you can contact Green Lifestyle Initiative at: +91 8591750292

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