Expert Webinars
"Online Webinar :The Story of the Vanishing Vultures."
On the occasion of ‘Wildlife Week (2-8 October, 2024)’, The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 02 October 2024
Expert Speaker: Dr Kazveen Umrigar, Conservation Breeding Specialist, BNHS.
"Online Webinar :Role of butterflies in ecology, conservation, and bringing awareness among people about climate change through pollinators."
On the occasion of ‘World Environment Day’, The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 04 June 2024
Expert Speaker: Mrs. Ruchi Dave, Range Forest Officer.
"Online Webinar : Biogeography of Indian Birds"
On the occasion of ‘World Sparrow Day’, March 20, 2024, the Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 20 March 2024
Expert Speaker: Mr. Asif Khan, BNHS.
"Online Webinar : Importance of Mangroves"
The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 26 July 2023
Expert Speaker: Ms Kiran Thumma (Education Officer, BNHS)
"Online Webinar : Sustainable Lifestyle"
The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 21 March 2023
Expert Speaker: Mrs. Usha Lachungpa
"Online Webinar : Kitchen Gardening"
EIACP Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) had organized an online webinar.
Theme: Kitchen Gardening
Expert Speaker: Mr. Kiran Thumma
"Online Webinar : Vultures of India"
The Environmental Information Awareness Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) were organized an online webinar.
Date: 27 December 2022
Expert Speaker: Mr. Sachin Ranade, Assistant Director, Bombay Natural History Society
"Online Webinar : Learning the lesser-known science of Asian elephants"
The Environmental Information System Resource Partner on Avian Ecology, at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) is organizing an online webinar.
Date: 6th October 2022, Thursday
Expert Speaker: Dr. Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel
"GRASSLAND BIRD SURVEY AND USE OF MOBILE APPLICATION FOR DATA COLLECTION "
Environmental Information System on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) Mumbai, Maharashtra Forest Department and the Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sanghatana are jointly organizing an online webinar.
BNHS-ENVIS has initiated the citizen science programme for the grassland bird survey. The objectives of the programme are to involve more and more people to observe the grassland birds where they visit regularly. There are several existing good initiatives where people are recording birds. We need to be able to accurately monitor trends for grassland birds. Consequently, we have launched the mobile application for data collection.
The mobile application allows the field researchers to add their observations and automatically generates the date/time and GPS coordinates. Traditionally researchers have been using printed datasheets followed by tedious job of manual data entry. To address this issue, scientists from the Bustard programme of the BNHS joined hands with BNHS-ENVIS RP and developed an app for study of grassland birds. This app will help in saving paper as well as time to enter the vast data collected during field surveys. APK file of the app and soft copy of mobile application manual will be share during the webinar.
Date: - 17 August 2022
Language: - Marathi
Invitees: -
Mr. Sunil Limaye, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) – Maharashtra
Mrs Vrushali Tambe, DFO, Osmanbad
Dr. Jayant Wadatkar, President, Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sanghatana
Dr. Sujit Narwade, ENVIS Coordinator BNHS-ENVIS
Kindly download the mobile application by filling up google form.
https://forms.gle/353wzuJ6St7yrjA88
"Hariyali Saptah (1st to 9th July, 2022)"
On the occasion of “HARIYALI SAPTAH” (1st to 9th July, 2022) The Environmental Information System on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) was organized a quiz competition on bird identification, a monsoon trail, a short video making competition and a plantation drive for citizens and school/college students.
"Online Webinar : World Migratory Bird Day 2022"
On the occasion of “World Migratory Bird Day 2022”, the ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) was organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Miss Gayomini Panagoda
"Summer Flowering Plants of Maharashtra"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Ms. Kiran Thumma (Education Officer, BNHS-CEC)
"Community conservation at Chilika Wetland"
On the occasion of “ World Wetlands Day" ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) had organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Mr. Tuhinansu Kar.
"Chilika Wetland and it's Conservation"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Dr.Ananta Sahu, Ecologist, ICZMP Odisha.
"Online Webinar on Forts Of Maharashtra"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Dr. Jayant Wadatkar
"How to participate in the Indian Skimmer Count"
"Online Webinar on Bird migration Study Techniques"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar for amateur birdwatchers.
Speaker : Ms Tuhina Katti (Scientist-B, Bombay Natural History Society)
"Online Webinar on Biology of Birds"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar for amateur birdwatchers.
Speaker : Dr Siba Prasad Parida
"Online Webinar on Habitat Ecology of Birds"
On the occasion of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme” ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) and ENVIS Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, were jointly organized an online webinar for amateur birdwatchers.
Speaker : Miss Swetashree Purohit
"वन पिंगळा संवर्धन दिवस (२४ ऑक्टोबर २०२१)"
वन पिंगळा संवर्धन दिवस (Forest Owlet Conservation Day) दरवर्षी २४ ऑक्टोबर रोजी साजरा करण्यात येतो. या संवर्धन दिवसाचे औचित्य साधून बॉम्बे नॅचरल हिस्ट्री सोसायटी मुंबई येथे कार्यरत पर्यावरण माहिती केंद्र (BNHS-ENVIS), आऊल कन्झरवेशन फौंडेशन, महाराष्ट्र वनविभाग यांच्या संयुक्त विद्यमाने ऑनलाइन वेबिणार चे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते.
"Online Webinar on Mangroves - Our Green Guardians : Part 2"
On the occasion of ‘International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem’ 26 July. ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) had organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Ms Priyanka Jundare (Education Officer, BNHS)
"Online Webinar on Mangroves - Our Green Guardians : Part 1"
On the occasion of ‘International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem’ 26 July. ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) had organized an online webinar.
Speaker : Ms Priyanka Jundare (Education Officer, BNHS)
"Online Webinar on Conservation of Vulture at Nashik District of Maharashtra"
ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) had organized an online webinar for amateur birdwatchers.
Speaker : Ms. Pratiksha Kothule
"Online Webinar On Bird-Plant Interaction"
ENVIS Resource Partner on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-ENVIS) had organized an online webinar for amateur birdwatchers.
Speaker : Dr Mandar Datar
"How can we know what animals know and why do we care"
In the talk, the speaker would offer two side perspectives on how we use technology to understand different aspects of animal behaviour and the need for carrying out such studies. His examples will include large scale studies on the topic of migration, collective behaviour and animal societies. The speaker would also link some of the research questions in the context of Indian wildlife. Towards the end, he would also discuss new and fresh ideas which could help us all contribute towards studying and protecting our beloved wildlife of India.
Speaker: Hemal Naik (PhD Candidate at the Department of Collection Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour, Konstanz, Germany)
"Understanding Biodiversity Act and PBR"
PBR is a document which contains comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them. This webinar will guide the audience towards a better understanding of People’s Biodiversity Register and the Biodiversity Act.
Speaker: Dr Rahul Mungikar (Assistant Director, BNHS)
"Status of Finn's Weaver in India: Past and Present"
Out of the four species of weaver birds found in India, the Finn's Weaver is the most elusive and a threatened bird of India. Dr Bhargava shares his 21 years of journey with his favorite bird - Finn's Weaver.
Speaker: Dr Rajat Bhargava, Ornithologist, BNHS
"Introduction to Herps of North East India"
This webinar will take you on an information based ride upon herpetofauna, it’s taxonomy gelled with their conservation status, prevailing in the North-eastern parts of our country. The participants will be introduced under an expert guidance to the beautiful and mystical creatures of this family.
Speaker: Dr Jayaditya Purkayastha (Member of IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
"Nature Journaling and Writing"
Observing Nature everyday can change your life. Learn Nature journaling and get tips on writing about Nature.
Speaker: Ms Neha Sinha, BNHS
"Breeding Behavior of Indian Grey Hornbill"
The Indian Grey Hornbill is found throughout India, including in most metro cities. Hornbills have interesting breeding behaviour among birds as the female seals herself in nest cavity. The webinar will discuss breeding behaviour of the Indian Grey Hornbill alongwith how the hornbills manage nest sanitation.
Speaker: Dr. Raju Kasambe (Ornithologist, BNHS)
"Climate Change - It's Impact on Biodiversity" and "Ethics of Bird Watching"
The webinar introduces the students about basic mechanism of human induced climate change and its effect on biodiversity. Also the webinar will give the students an insight on ethics to be followed during bird-watching.
Speaker: Dr Himadri Mondal (Scientist A, BNHS) & Mr. Atharva Singh (Ph.D. Scholar, BNHS).