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BiodiverCity Photo Contest is a Nature Forever Society initiative to involve citizens into the photo-documentation and conservation of flora and fauna found in and around human habitats.
The conservation of common bird and plant species is as important as saving a tiger in the forest. People travel long distances to get closer to nature or see wildlife, while completely ignoring the common species found around their own backyards.
Wildlife has always meant a tiger or an elephant in India, but this campaign seeks to draw attention to some common, non-glamorous species such as ants, bees, garden lizard, common birds such as sparrow and mynah, and plants like the banyan tree. Through this campaign, NFS wants to inform citizens that the conservation of urban flora and fauna is just as important as protecting threatened species in a national park.
Participants in previous contests have not only discovered the jewels of nature around them but have exhibited a different outlook towards urban flora and fauna. Only when one is aware and discovers the treasures lying in one's own backyard, can one truly get involved in its conservation.
We want citizens to click pictures of facets of biodiversity with their mobile phone cameras as well as point-and-shoot cameras. One need not be wildlife photographer to participate in this contest. We aim to offer a platform to citizens who have always wanted to but were unwilling to participate in conservation and nature photography thinking it’s the domain of the experts.
Every participant is a winner and hero for us as they are playing an important role in the photo documentation of the rich flora and fauna found around them.
Citizens who are unable to take photos can still play a role by sharing, voting and asking others to get associated with the contest through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
We appeal to all the citizens groups, educational institutions, corporate and conservation organisations to actively get involved in the NFS BiodiverCity Photo Contest.
BiodiverCity Photo Contest 2014
Click here to see rules
BiodiverCity Photo Contest is a Nature Forever Society initiative to involve citizens into the photo-documentation and conservation of flora and fauna found in and around human habitats.
The conservation of common bird and plant species is as important as saving a tiger in the forest. People travel long distances to get closer to nature or see wildlife, while completely ignoring the common species found around their own backyards.
Wildlife has always meant a tiger or an elephant in India, but this campaign seeks to draw attention to some common, non-glamorous species such as ants, bees, garden lizard, common birds such as sparrow and mynah, and plants like the banyan tree. Through this campaign, NFS wants to inform citizens that the conservation of urban flora and fauna is just as important as protecting threatened species in a national park.
Participants in previous contests have not only discovered the jewels of nature around them but have exhibited a different outlook towards urban flora and fauna. Only when one is aware and discovers the treasures lying in one's own backyard, can one truly get involved in its conservation.
We want citizens to click pictures of facets of biodiversity with their mobile phone cameras as well as point-and-shoot cameras. One need not be wildlife photographer to participate in this contest. We aim to offer a platform to citizens who have always wanted to but were unwilling to participate in conservation and nature photography thinking it’s the domain of the experts.
Every participant is a winner and hero for us as they are playing an important role in the photo documentation of the rich flora and fauna found around them.
Citizens who are unable to take photos can still play a role by sharing, voting and asking others to get associated with the contest through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
We appeal to all the citizens groups, educational institutions, corporate and conservation organisations to actively get involved in the NFS BiodiverCity Photo Contest.