Nonprofit organisation. Science-based conservation of wildlife & habitats. Nurturing positive human-nature relationships. NE India. Connect with us #conservinit
Shillong, India
Joined March 2021
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#NewPublication Thrilled to share our publication in Science, A well-connected Earth, where we provide a roadmap for operationalising the restoration or protection of connectivity for targets of well-connected landscapes, for eg, for 30x30 CBD goals.
doi.org/10.1126/science.adn2…
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What better way to wake up to a refreshing tropical forest than with the call of the gibbon!
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A very important long term study with greater understanding of the gentle giants and ways to reduce human elephant conflict.
#BookRelease #Kaziranga #Elephants 🧵
Just out! Our book, 'A Practitioner's Guide to Photographic Monitoring of Asian Elephants for Science and Conservation' was released yesterday at the re-opening of Kaziranga National Park for the tourism season 2024-25… [1/8]
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What an honour to speak at @PECS_Project 3 with Berta @MartnLo, Kate and @rafacalcon.
A huge thank you to @ForceCT and @ElenaBennett!
And a shout out to my @conservinit_org family!
We just started Day 2 at #PECS3 with a thought provoking panel on people-nature relationships by @MartnLo and @dv_conservinit. Panel discussions are now on going also featuring Kate Sherren and @rafacalcon.
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Congratulations, @BiangSyiem, on doing some fantastic work and for a well-deserved PhD!
We are extremely proud that our scientist, @BiangSyiem has completed his PhD from @Deakin, in partnership with Conservation Initiatives!
Biang was advised by Dr. Don Driscoll, @dv_conservinit and @varunrgoswami
Many congratulations, Dr. Biang La Nam Syiem!
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@BiangSyiem made the business of advising PhD students seem like a piece of cake! Congratulations Dr. Syiem, it was a pleasure working with you through your PhD, and I’m excited to have you as a colleague at @conservinit_org
We are extremely proud that our scientist, @BiangSyiem has completed his PhD from @Deakin, in partnership with Conservation Initiatives!
Biang was advised by Dr. Don Driscoll, @dv_conservinit and @varunrgoswami
Many congratulations, Dr. Biang La Nam Syiem!
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Do you work on wildlife ecology in India? Submit an abstract for IWEC.
If you work on issues related to connectivity, conflict and landscape scape conservation of speices, look out for our @conservinit_org symposium on the connectivity-conflict interface.
Whats happening this summer? A wildlife ecology conference @iwecindia @NCBS_Bangalore, organised with many partners!
Including a symposium on molecular ecology.
iwecindia.in/symposia/
Do submit your abstract!
Cant wait! Deadline March 15th!
iwecindia.in/abstracts/
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Whats happening this summer? A wildlife ecology conference @iwecindia @NCBS_Bangalore, organised with many partners!
Including a symposium on molecular ecology.
iwecindia.in/symposia/
Do submit your abstract!
Cant wait! Deadline March 15th!
iwecindia.in/abstracts/
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Fun conversation with @kamdararjun about elephants, connectivity and solutions for human-wildlife coexistence in India’s heterogeneous conservation landscapes.
@cocoforwild writeshop in Kaziranga, Assam, hosted by @conservinit_org
This #worldwildlifeday, join us as we speak with Dr @varunrgoswami and @kamdararjun about elephant connectivity in Assam.
Link: youtu.be/5uXGBgM-L7o
#cocoforwild
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This #worldwildlifeday, join us as we speak with Dr @varunrgoswami and @kamdararjun about elephant connectivity in Assam.
Link: youtu.be/5uXGBgM-L7o
#cocoforwild
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Not only is digital innovation in wildlife conservation the theme for this year’s World Wildlife Day, it is also one of the founding pillars of The Habitats Trust. #ConnectingPeopleandPlanet #WWD2024
Gibbon video credit: Pragyan Sharma, @conservinit_org
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Thrilled to be part of this conference! Looking forward to exciting and thought-provoking discussions 🙂
The keynote and plenary speakers for our upcoming PECS-3: Pathways to Sustainability have been announced! Learn more about the speakers on the PECS-3 website: event.fourwaves.com/pecs2024…
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Spotlight article out in the October issue of @Trends_Ecol_Evo
October issue out online now
cell.com/trends/ecology-evol…
Cover by Cornelia Jaspers and colleagues
Featured articles: de Vries & Lehtonen, Malard & Guisan, Ruedenauer et al
Articles by Mori & Isbell, Chang et al, de Koning et al, , Williams et al, Dussex et al, McCleery et al,
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A canvas of gold, gently lit up by the sun; some greens, both bright and muted; and a collaboration of black, white, and warm shades of grey. A tranquil pause in a journey that is the Great Migration.
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In @ScienceMagazine, @RailMinIndia/@RailNf in coordination with @CMOfficeAssam, @moefcc are urged to consider moving the rail track from within #HollongaparGibbonSanctuary to nonforest areas outside for the #Endangered #westernhoolockgibbon conservation. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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📢 Happy to share my Spotlight article in @Trends_Ecol_Evo where I synthesize two recent papers (👇🏼) to highlight the value and nuances of integrating wild #animal #conservation and nature-based #climate #solutions (NbS) across social-ecological systems +
authors.elsevier.com/a/1hdmO…
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Conflict and connectivity are connected to each other, and have to be looked at simultaneously to address human-elephant conflicts, say researchers. Story by Sharada Balasubramanian. #WorldElephantDay
@dv_conservinit @varunrgoswami @conservinit_org
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Symposium with the fantastic 4 @ArashGhoddousi @mahipuri85 @arjun_srivathsa @dv_conservinit
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Chance to present recent work with @FletcherEcology on the connectivity-conflict interface
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Wonderful convos with @gscumming @ForceCT & many more
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A brilliant #ICCB2023 @ICCB2023!
CI scientists Dr. Varun R. Goswami @varunrgoswami, Dr. Divya Vasudev @dv_conservinit and Parvathi K. Prasad @ParvathiKPrasad presented their work at the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) 2023 #ICCB2023, in Kigali, Rwanda
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Had a lovely time at #ICCB2023, with fantastic co-symposium presenters @arjun_srivathsa @mahipuri85 @ArashGhoddousi @varunrgoswami, and wonderful exchanging notes with movement ecology folks @WILDLABSNET @TaliaSpeaker @Steph_ODonnell
CI scientists Dr. Varun R. Goswami @varunrgoswami, Dr. Divya Vasudev @dv_conservinit and Parvathi K. Prasad @ParvathiKPrasad presented their work at the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) 2023 #ICCB2023, in Kigali, Rwanda
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@varunrgoswami talking about the complex problems with #elephant #connectivity and #conservation in #india 🐘🇮🇳#ICCB2023
