WORKSHOP - “Ensuring the survival of endangered plants in the Mediterranean islands”
18th-20th April 2013, Catania, Sicily (Italy)
Venue:
Orto Botanico, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Sez. Biologia Vegetale. Via A. Longo, 19 I - 95125 Catania, Sicily (Italy).
Topics:
- Mediterranean flora conservation: challenge and recent advances.
- Seed dormancy and germination of Mediterranean plants in the framework of operation and management of a Seed Bank.
- Adding value to ex situ collections: “Link between seed banking of native plant species and ecological restoration”.
Aims of the Workshop:
- To strength networking in Mediterranean Flora Conservation.
- To exchange experiences and learn from projects in the Mediterranean Basin that integrates ex situ and in situ conservation.
- To update the recent advances in Seed banking in the Mediterranean Basin.
- To disseminate the project “Ensuring the survival of endangered plants in the Mediterranean islands”.
For registration and information contact: g.giusso@unict.it
Deadline for registration: Friday 15th February 2013.
The programme would be available in the coming weeks
Created at: October 18, 2012