Virat Jolli is President of Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability (BEST) organization based in New Delhi, India. He is involved in the monitoring of birds and has been working to establish a community based monitoring scheme in the Himalayas. His research interest includes, avian conservation, citizen science and urban ecology. He also teaches environmental science to undergraduate courses in University of Delhi.

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Dr Matthew Grainger is a Research Associate at Newcastle University in the UK. He has a strong interest in research that applies ecological theory to the conservation of biological diversity in terrestrial systems. In particular he is interested in exploring ways in which research can best inform effective species conservation.