Research

List of approved Research Grants sponsored by Meghalaya Biodiversity Board 2015-2016

Sl. No	Name of Candidate	Topic of the Study	Budget Approved	Duration Approved (in months)	Final Reports (PDF)
1	Shri. Atanu Bora	Butterflies in Meghalaya	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
2	Shri. D Khlur B. Mukhim	Wroughton’s Free – Tailed Bats	1,00,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
3	Smt. Dalari Lyngdoh/Darina Kharshandi & Dr. Aroma Lyngdoh	Wild Edible Fruits of East Khasi Hills	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
4	Smt. Deimaphisha Lyngdoh/Gregory A Warjri/Ialamphang Lyngdoh	Documentation of Biodiversity Rich Areas & Heritage Sites	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
5	Shri. Kanhaiya Lal Chaudhary	Biodiversity Mapping of Surbathiang Bird Sanctuary, Ri-Bhoi District	1,00,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
6	Shri. Morningstar War	Conservation of Orchids	50,000	6 months	Click Here To View Or Download
7	Shri. Pynshailang Syiemiong	Cave Terrestrial Anthropods and Aquatic Biota in Mawshyrpait and Riblai Caves	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
8	Shri. Pius Ranee	Bio-Gardens: Conservation of Biodiversity	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
9	Shri. Pynioolut Miki Ryngki	Wild Edible Plants in West Jaintia Hills District	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
10	Ms. Lavinia M Dkhar	Earthworms Diversity in East Khasi Hills	75,000	1 year	Click Here To View Or Download
TOTAL			Rs. 7,75,000

List of approved Research Grants sponsored by Meghalaya Biodiversity Board 2017-2018

Sl. No	Survey Topic
1	Survey and Documentation of Amphibians in Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya.
2	Survey and Documentation of Birds in Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Ri-Bhoi District, in Meghalaya which stay and visit the BMCs and adjoining Sacred Groves falling therein.
3	Survey and Documentation of Hydrophytes of Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.
4	Documentation and Distribution of Rhododendrons and Insectivorous Plants of Meghalaya; and Hedychium species in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.
5	Survey and Documentation of Threatened Tree Species and Bryophytes of Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
6	Survey and Documentation on Wild Edible Mushrooms in Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.

List of approved Research Grants sponsored by Meghalaya Biodiversity Board 2018-2019

Sl. No	Survey Topic
1	Survey, documentation and IVI studies of endemic plant species of West Khasi Hills District.
2	Survey and documentation of medicinal plants and their medicinal uses in the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Sohra and Shella Bholaganj.
3	Parasitic Plants of Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
4	Diversity, Distribution and uses of Pteridophyta Flora in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

List of approved Research Grants sponsored by Meghalaya Biodiversity Board 2020-2021

Sl. No	Survey Topic
1	Documentation of the Vascular Flora of the Khlaw Kur Syiem KmieIng Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya.

List of approved Research Grants sponsored by Meghalaya Biodiversity Board 2021-2022

Sl. No	Survey Topic
1	Compilation of all the projects taken up from 2015 – 2019.
2	Ethnobiological survey and documentation of traditional and indigenous crops, horticulture, wild edibles including commercial and value added bio-resources for strengthening of Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism in Meghalaya.
3	Comprehensive Study and Documentation of the Endangered Flora and Fauna in Meghalaya.