First DiversityIndia Meet (2022) held at Sundarbans, West Bengal, India

Since 2001, DiversityIndia has been a bustling online community for citizen scientists in India. Since 2008, they have coordinated diverse taxa-based diversity documentation in India in partnership with Nature Mates. The Sundarbans, one of the world's most elusive habitats, hosted a multi-taxon meet for the first time. The Indian Sundarban is a tidal influence zone where the tide has a significant impact on the local wildlife. In addition to the estuarine crocodile and a wide variety of other fauna, this is the only area where it is possible to see Bengal Tigers in the wild. The ecosystem is unique because it supports mangroves, plants with an alternate root system. This forest's floral inhabitants not only give it a distinctive appearance, but also one of the most exquisite habitats on earth. The Indian Sundarbans are connected to their counterpart in Bangladesh, making them together the world's largest mangrove environment. On the morning of April 16, 2022, the 33-person crew (including local camp staffs) convened on Bali Island, one of the inhabited islands of the Indian Sundarbans. Following a formal introduction, the group broke out into smaller groups of like-minded taxonomic enthusiasts and began recording each one using location, time, and date data. Those that were not immediately recognised in the field were later recognised from photographs taken there with the assistance of numerous experts in diverse taxa. The third day was devoted to collecting information about the agricultural fields that were dispersed around the hamlet on Bali Island and documenting the many forms of biodiversity that were seen. Like the team did on the first day, data were gathered as they were needed. The majority of the plant data were gathered on this day, encompassing the mangrove plants in the intertidal zones scattered around the village's periphery. The following day (2022-04-18), the entire team used a patrol boat to go out into the forest and spend the entire day visiting a few Forest Camps. Additionally, data were collected while the camp was in transit, between locations, and until our camp returned to Bali Island. The current data set, which is a first-of-its-kind data set from the Indian Sundarbans covering so many diverse taxon, is the outcome of the work done during the aforementioned field trip.