We request you to contribute to the species pages and build rich and reliable information on the biodiversity of India.

All information published on the Portal will be on public access and under the Creative Commons License of your choice.

You can contribute to species pages in three ways:

  1. Multiple species pages in one spreadsheet : Download the xlsx spreadsheet here, fill in multiple species descriptions in the spreadsheet, have a directory of images, zip the directory and send it to us team(at)thewesternghats(dot)in
  2. One species page in one spreadsheet : If you have elaborate information on species and are compiling information from many sources with different attributions and different licenses, you will have to use the expanded spreadsheet here. The expanded spreadsheet will allow you to fill in all the species pages fields available on the portal with appropriate attribution and license. Mail the completed species page to us team(at)thewesternghats(dot)in
  3. On-line creating of species pages : We are still working on the facility of creating species pages on-line on the portal. Please let us know your interest and we will inform you once the feature is available. Please email team(at)thewesternghats(dot)in

Downloads

  1. Simple Species Template
  2. Expanded Species Template

If you have any question please provide feedback and email us at team(at)thewesternghats(dot)in