The City Nature Challenge is an annual global competition that encourages community science to document the biodiversity of urban areas. Through a bioblitz, residents and visitors are invited to explore and record the plants, animals, and other organisms living in cities.
The main goal is to engage the public in gathering biodiversity data, with three awards given to the cities that collect the most observations, identify the most species, and engage the largest number of people. Participants are required to upload their observations through the iNaturalist app or website.
This year’s competition will take place between April 28 and May 1, 2023. To sign up and share nature observations from Chennai, please visit the link below:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2023-chennai
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