jalasri initiatives for biodiversity conservation and agriculture development in jalgaon district
JalaSRI -- Watershed Surveillance and Research Institute is a district level initiative to address conservation and sustainability related issues in Jalgaon district. Here, we outline JalaSRI's efforts for developing knowledge base on biophysical features of landscape and socio-economic situation of local people in Jalgaon district. This has been referred as first step towards initiating e-governance for biodiversity conservation and promotion of good agricultural practices in the district. With the use of latest developments in remote sensing, GIS and Sensor Technology, we monitor ecological status of the district. The multi-sectoral and multi-scalar approaches adopted by JalaSRI are the key to success to such initiative. JalaSRI provides platform to professional, academia and local stakeholder and facilitate two way communications between government and local user community. This helps converge the available scant resources and maximise the benefits of governmental schemes at grass root level, which is the ultimate goal of e-governance.
e-governance ecological assessment forest biodiversity management forest biodiversity conservation precision farming