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Butterfly Collective India
A nationwide network for butterfly conservation.
We are building a connected community of people, organisations, and institutions working to strengthen butterfly conservation across the country.
Why BCI?
Connecting remarkable work across India.
Across India, people are studying butterflies, restoring habitats, engaging communities, and inspiring the next generation. Yet these efforts often remain disconnected.
Butterfly Collective India provides a shared platform where people and organisations can connect, exchange ideas, learn from one another, and work across regions. By strengthening relationships and encouraging collaboration, the Collective supports habitat stewardship, citizen science, ecological learning, and public engagement.
Learn how the collective worksOur work
Creating a butterfly effect across India.
Butterfly conservation grows stronger when observation, knowledge, and local action come together.
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02Community Engagement
Bring people together.
Create connections with nature through walks, school programmes, local events, and shared discovery.
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03Data & Research
Strengthen the evidence.
Turn careful field observations into knowledge that can guide research, conservation, and responsible practice.
Read our principlesOur sharedVision
We envision a future where butterfly conservation is strengthened through a vibrant and connected ecosystem of people, organisations, and institutions working together across India.
Our principles
Shared values for shared work.
The Collective is founded on mutual respect—for nature, for knowledge, and for the people whose work sustains this effort.
Our vision and approachCollaboration
Conservation grows stronger when knowledge, experience, resources, and ideas are shared.
Mutual Respect
We value diverse perspectives, cultures, expertise, languages, and lived experiences.
Scientific Integrity
Our activities are guided by sound ecological understanding and responsible practice.
Inclusivity
Participation is welcome across regions, communities, institutions, and backgrounds.
Local Leadership
Conservation is strongest when local people can shape action in their own contexts.
Learning & Exchange
We create space for open dialogue, reflection, and continuous learning.
Who can join?
A collective with room for every kind of contribution.
- Researchers
- Citizen scientists
- Naturalists
- Educators
- Schools & colleges
- NGOs
- Community groups
- Photographers
- Nature clubs
- Institutions
How we work
Many roles, one shared future.
Members contribute as knowledge partners, regional coordinators, community partners, educators, researchers, and volunteers.
- Share knowledge, observations, and ideas
- Support habitat stewardship and conservation
- Promote citizen science and ecological learning
- Build partnerships across regions
- Encourage public engagement with nature
- Learn from one another and grow together
Every September
Big Butterfly Month
India's largest citizen-led butterfly documentation initiative brings naturalists, students, educators, researchers, and communities together to observe, count, and care.
From city parks and college campuses to village edges and forests, every record helps build a deeper understanding of India's butterfly diversity.
Growing together
Our partners
BCI brings together community, regional, and knowledge partners committed to biodiversity and conservation.
Join the collective
Butterfly conservation thrives through collaboration.
Whether you are an individual, school, institution, organisation, or community group, you can become part of a growing network working towards a shared future for butterflies and biodiversity.