Suvarna Punalekar

Ecosystem modeller, remote sensing scientist @SmithsonianEnv
@NationalZoo ... believes nature is an awesome storyteller..only if you are willing to listen!!

[Dan Friess @danfriess]

Looking forward to speaking at the International Mangrove Conservation and Restoration Conference next week! Anyone else on here attending? Let’s meet and chat about mangroves!

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Happy to share our third storymap showcasing excellent work of our team on Fisheries in LatinAmerica and Caribbean.

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

Fisheries are the foundation of many nat'l & local economies, providing livelihoods & food security to >3 bn people. We are sharing our 3rd #ArcGIS #StoryMap, highlighting work with fisheries & the people that rely upon them #LatinAmerica #Caribbean

https://t.co/Betpk6h2Db

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[Mangrove Action Project @MangroveProject]

🇨🇦 Grace Ding. Age 15, Canada

🇧🇩 Nahin. Age 10, Bangladesh

🇹🇭 Chayathip Chantaplaboon. Age 12, Thailand

🇺🇸 Samyuktha Injeti. Age 10, USA

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Excited to share our second #Storymap. For Spanish version https://t.co/BKbeOVKdbx

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

In recognition of #WorldHabitatDay earlier this week, we share our 2nd #ArcGIS #StoryMap, showcasing efforts to strengthen resilience in the coastal habitats of the #MesoAmericanReef & #Caribbean using #RemoteSensing & field techniques.

Eng: https://t.co/JYGaIepGE8

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[SmithsonianEnv @SmithsonianEnv]

What environmental question would you answer if you had the chance? Apply by Oct. 15 to join our 2025 #fellowship team, and you could pursue your own project with Smithsonian scientists as your mentors. Open to grad students, postdocs & senior researchers. https://t.co/XW7u2hYYXU

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing #ArcGIS #StoryMaps that focus on our collaborative ongoing science & amazing partners

Our 1st map, #BlueCarbon, includes projects in the #GlobalSouth
#MesoAmericanReef
>>
Eng: https://t.co/ZATsQYx36m
Esp: https://t.co/wNIPdTdiA7

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[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Our Paper on mapping habitats across Wales using the LivingEarth hierarchical framework is finally out.
@Cymru_Fyw
@AU_EarthObs
@AU_DGES Hierarchical-modular framework for habitat mapping https://t.co/7YVmHndeLR

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Happy world mangrove day! So grateful to be part of the awesome mangrove community 🌳🌿and also contribute to this brand new report, with @canty_steven & @thewolfeaquatic . Cheers to @SImarineconserv , @Mangroves , @SmithsonianEnv

[Global Mangrove Alliance @Mangroves]

Out Now! The State of the World’s Mangroves 2024 🌿
Our latest edition highlights tremendous advances that have been made across our members and partners to advance our goals and safeguard mangrove ecosystems. Find out more: https://t.co/9JKgT76ENU

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Sediments in Estuaries.. maybe interesting to some of our sediment people :) @SImarineconserv

[Siddharth Agarwal @sidagarwal]

🌊 Join us on Saturday, 11th May for a chat with
@ShishRao, for ‘Sediment Stories’ by @indiasandwatch, @veditum. We'll discuss the importance of sediments in estuaries.

Register here: https://t.co/LJ4yiN1Yq7

@indian_rivers @indiariverforum
#Sediments #Rivers #Coasts

[SmithsonianEnv @SmithsonianEnv]

Bird-friendly chocolate? Fungal disease can help forest diversity? Here are five unexpected facts about forests, courtesy of #SmithsonianSparks.
https://t.co/VYMToUhFdp

📸 @ForestGEO plot, by @stri_panama

[Smithsonian @smithsonian]

Mangroves—woody trees that grow in coastal waters—have a superpower. They're great at storing carbon, offering an intriguing solution to relieve some pressures of climate change. Our research in Belize and Panama will help make the most of these habitats. #OurSustainablePlanet

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

What could be the better way of learning about mangrove change mapping than working with Pete Bunting of @GlobalMangroves ? Thanks for the great opportunity to link our Mesoamerica focussed mangrove work with global research. @SImarineconserv @AU_EarthObs

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Hi remote sensing experts, Do you have any info on cross-sensor calibration for Landsat series in #EarthEngine or similar cloud based platform? @chrisowers_ @DrNASApants @AU_EarthObs

[newslaundry @newslaundry]

Meet the man who fought an #ElectoralBondsCase for 6 years, Commodore Lokesh Batra, (retd) and his journey from being a Navy officer to a transparency campaigner.

Read @shivnarayan01's profiles of him.

https://t.co/vm5YLUgRmK

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Sounds like a fun day out :D @SImarineconserv. What were you all measuring, in addition to DBH?

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

Day 2 in Panamá - field day in a mixed species mangrove forest on the Caribbean coast!

18 people from 10 organizations jumped into field methods for mangrove blue carbon.

Next stop, Pacific side 🌊

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Very excited to join @NationalZoo and @SmithsonianEnv and be a part of team thinking and looking after mangroves :) 🌿

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

🌿Meet-the-Team Monday🌿

Suvarna Punalekar, new postdoc @NationalZoo & @SmithsonianEnv, explores capabilities of remote sensing for monitoring & preserving natural ecosystems.

Fascinated by their dynamics, she researches the capture of these intricacies with geospatial tech 🛰️

[SImarineconservation @SImarineconserv]

🌿Meet-the-Team Monday🌿

Suvarna Punalekar, new postdoc @NationalZoo & @SmithsonianEnv, explores capabilities of remote sensing for monitoring & preserving natural ecosystems.

Fascinated by their dynamics, she researches the capture of these intricacies with geospatial tech 🛰️

[Ujaval Gandhi @spatialthoughts]

Never thought I would see this day! NRSC has implemented ISRO's India Space Policy 2023 and started releasing 5m resolution ResourceSat2 LISS4 imagery as open data. You can sign up and download data from NRSC's Bhoonidhi Portal https://t.co/uePnGlLMr9 (1/n)

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

@RodolfoNobrega 😆

[Suvarna Punalekar @PunalekarSM]

Happy to publish a news paper article about remote sensing in my regional language 'Marathi'. Writing scientific stuff in your mother tongue is all together a different type of pleasure :)

https://t.co/SwsbLFkLqG