IIT Jodhpur, Zoological Survey of India collaborate for climate change research
The Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) and the Zoological Survey of India will be working together to collect, study and share the data related to faunal specimens for science. In this first of its kind collaboration, both the institutions will work together on mutually beneficial projects focused on the study of the fauna of Thar Ecoregion.
The duo will conduct joint fieldwork expeditions, identify fauna in the region, and develop models for climate change based on ecosystem phenomics.
The association will also help in undertaking specific joint research projects and capacity-building workshops in the areas of Systematic Zoology and Conservation to ensure the greater long-term conservation of animal genetic resources in the Thar region.
“This collaboration will lead to this growth of science in multidisciplinary sense across the country using AI and Data Science as well as various aspects of engineering and technology which is going on to enhance the efforts in terms of conservation of flora and fauna of the country,” said Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, director, IIT Jodhpur.
“It’s the commitment of IIT Jodhpur to work towards bringing in new technologies and innovations in the space of conservation biology and trying to identify and build up this kind of repository not only in physical space but also in digital space as a huge implication and positive consequences for scientific development,” Chaudhury added.
ZSI is the largest repository of Fauna in the entire South and Southeast Asia region. With more than 1,00,000 species of animals known to occur in India, it has brought to the knowledge of scientific communities many new and endemic species.
ZSI is the premier institution on animal taxonomy in India under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change of the Government of India.
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) and the Zoological Survey of India will be working together to collect, study and share the data related to faunal specimens for science. In this first of its kind collaboration, both the institutions will work together on mutually beneficial projects focused on the study of the fauna of Thar Ecoregion.
The duo will conduct joint fieldwork expeditions, identify fauna in the region, and develop models for climate change based on ecosystem phenomics.
The association will also help in undertaking specific joint research projects and capacity-building workshops in the areas of Systematic Zoology and Conservation to ensure the greater long-term conservation of animal genetic resources in the Thar region.
“This collaboration will lead to this growth of science in multidisciplinary sense across the country using AI and Data Science as well as various aspects of engineering and technology which is going on to enhance the efforts in terms of conservation of flora and fauna of the country,” said Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, director, IIT Jodhpur.
“It’s the commitment of IIT Jodhpur to work towards bringing in new technologies and innovations in the space of conservation biology and trying to identify and build up this kind of repository not only in physical space but also in digital space as a huge implication and positive consequences for scientific development,” Chaudhury added.
ZSI is the largest repository of Fauna in the entire South and Southeast Asia region. With more than 1,00,000 species of animals known to occur in India, it has brought to the knowledge of scientific communities many new and endemic species.
ZSI is the premier institution on animal taxonomy in India under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change of the Government of India.
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