A handy concise online guide to help you with documentation of biodiversity in your school, college, office or a home backyard in a most cost-effective way.

1. What’s in my backyard?
Documenting the biodiversity
A handy learning resource for biodiversity assessment
DR. MITRAJIT DEB
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
THE ASSAM ROYAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
BETKUCHI, GHY- 35

2. It is that range of biodiversity that
we must care for - the whole thing
- rather than just one or two stars.
– Sir David Attenborough

3. Estimated worth: $44 trillion/ year
(2012)

4. Studying backyard Biodiversity
• One of the best and economical ways to study
biodiversity
• Leads to increase in general appreciation of
biodiversity and empathy in children, youths
and adults
• Understanding of native plants and animals
• Knowledge of medicinal plants

6. Why document backyard biodiversity?
• Wildlife wealth
• Data to save our green spaces
• Identification of native species
• Better knowledge of urban ecosystem

7. My backyard! Voila, Guwahati

8. Biodiversity in my background: Guwahati
Birds
Reptilia
Amphibia
Mammalia
Butterfly
Aracnida
Coloeptera
Odonata
Other
invertebrates

9. DATA FROM A QUICK BACKYARD
BIODIVERSITY (10mins)
Place: Padmapur, Tripura
Date: 31st October 2019
Floral species: G. pentaphylla
Fauna species: 6 butterfly, 1 Lycanidae
caterpillar, 1 woodspider

10. What do you need?
• A mobile phone or a camera
• Field Guides
• Freely available online resources (e.g-
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/)
Yes, yes, that’s it. With so less, you can make the
most out of your backyard in your home,
institution or office.

13. The neglected moths from backyards

14. Go explore!