Biodiversity

What lives here, and where is it losing ground?

Habitat mapping, species distribution, biodiversity surveys and ecological monitoring, read alongside what people already observe.

Kirtan Pandit · field notes

What we do

The smallest useful scope.

Tell us the place, the question and the decision. We propose the mix of fieldwork, GIS, drones, satellites and analysis that answers it, confirmed in writing.

Habitat mappingSpecies distributionBiodiversity surveysEcological monitoring

Example

The Observatory holds Nepal-clipped GBIF and iNaturalist occurrences by management unit.

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Seen in the field

You only map what you can recognise.

Species surveys start with someone who knows the calls, the tracks and the habits. Photographs by Kirtan Pandit.

Swamp deer stags in tall grassland — Swamp deer

Black francolin on a grass track — Black francolin

Indian pond heron among water hyacinth — Pond heron

Nilgai looking back through forest undergrowth — Nilgai

Gharial basking at the water's edge — Gharial

Young rhesus macaque on a branch — Rhesus macaque

Tell us about the place and the decision.

We will propose the smallest useful scope. Communities, government, NGOs, researchers, donors and business are all welcome.

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