IIHS Long-Term Urban Ecological Observatory
The IIHS Long-Term Urban Ecological Observatory (LTUEO) is an interdisciplinary centre of excellence in the Global South, that is generating new knowledge, developing nature-based solutions and strengthening human capacity at the interface of urban ecological science, sustainability science and climate science, using state-of-the-art technologies, monitoring systems and innovative experiments.
Goals and features
- Regular biodiversity assessments in relation to socio-ecological change over space and time
- Data and evidence from experiments and designing nature-based solutions
- Early warning systems for global change in an urbanising environment
- Telemetry systems for rapid transmission and assessment of data
- Instrumentation for diverse environmental and energy variables
- Citizen science
- Ecological dimensions of water and food security
- Integration of data and knowledge systems into teaching and capacity building in sustainability science and practice
- Emerge as a premier cutting-edge urban ecological site with a Global South perspective
Nellai Neervalam | Restore & Rejuvenate Water Bodies | River Tamiraparani
The teams from the IIHS LTUEO and IIHS-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNSSUP) have worked to contribute to the Nellai Neervalam Tamiraparani river restoration initiative in Tirunelveli.
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