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Invertebrate Conservation and Information
Network of South Asia
ICINSA
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 Invertebrates
dominate numerically but they are highly neglected.
The impetus for an Invertebrate network and
information on invertebrate conservation in South
Asia originated in the Zoo Outreach Organization as
a result of its interest in the neglected fauna
groups and in networking itself. Gathering
information about invertebrate researchers was begun
in early January 1995.
Background: Since 1991, the regional network
of CPSG, India had formed a Special Interest Group
for invertebrates but it was not very active until
some years later. In 1995 a series of events
propelled the moribund group into action. As a first
step of the network the invertebrate Special
Interest Group did a project with the support of the
Zoological Society of London, on the status of
invertebrate conservation in India and formed a
database to identify specialists and conservation
projects regionally. Owing to the need for a
holistic approach for the promotion of invertebrate
conservation in the Indian subcontinent, this network
activity was expanded to cover other South Asian
countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and was named as
Invertebrate Conservation and Information Network of
South Asia (ICINSA). ICINSA had as much as 400
members from six countries. The output of the ICINSA
helped in the formation of the IUCN
SSC South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group
(SAsISG). Owing to the fact that the large
number of taxon based network faced many practical
difficulties to run the network efficiently and
hence eco-function based networks were formed. As
on 2013 we have two sub-networks created that
function under ICINSA and SAsISG.
The subnetworks are:
* Invertebrate Pollinators
* Aquatic (Freshwater) invertebrates
* Aquatic (Marine) invertebrates
* Terrestrial invertebrates
* Under soil invertebrates
* Agro-diversity invertebrates |
Objectives |
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To promote invertebrate
conservation in south Asia. |
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To network among all
invertebrate conservation researchers. |
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To create a momentum
and to promote invertebrate conservation in
the region. |
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To create and maintain
close links with the IUCN SSC invertebrate
specialist groups and to develop consulting
expertise for all invertebrate groups. |
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To interact in the
management of ex situ and in
situ invertebrate conservation linking
zoos and to popularize conservation concept. |
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Read reports of Invertebrate Projects |
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To
become a member of the sub-networks
Pollinator Invertebrate,
Aquatic (Freshwater) Invertebrate and
Aquatic (Marine) Invertebrate. For more information
contact badaniel@zooreach.org
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Outreach Organization |
