The 2nd Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (MPCW) with the theme 'Conservation of Mediterranean Plant Diversity: Complementary Approaches and New Perspectives' will take place at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus from 12 to 16 November 2018.
The main organisers of the event are the 'CARE-MEDIFLORA' project, the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and the University of Malta. Other entities are also collaborating by promoting their initiative in relevant sessions, like Global Diversity Foundation (GDF), the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), Small Mediterranean Islands Initiative (PIM Initiative), the ‘MedIsWet’ project (Conservation of Mediterranean Islands Wetlands).
The event is a gathering point for botanists, civil society institutions working in the plant conservation field, community members, and for those interested in including plant conservation programmes in their conservation or sustainable development projects. It represents an opportunity to develop a framework for dialogue among stakeholders, share successful examples of plant conservation initiatives with local communities and enhance capacity building.
The 2nd MPCW will gather different events together, including the annual meeting of the Network of Mediterranean Plant Conservation Centers ‘GENMEDA’, the presentation of the CARE-MEDIFLORA project results, as well as sharing with various other plant and habitat conservation initiatives and approaches.
The 2nd MPCW will gather different events together, including the annual meeting of the Network of Mediterranean Plant Conservation Centers ‘GENMEDA’, the presentation of the CARE-MEDIFLORA project results, as well as sharing with various other plant and habitat conservation initiatives and approaches.
The event kicks off on Monday 12 November afternoon with the first session on 'Ex situ plant species conservation'. On Tuesday there will be two sessions, 'In situ plant species conservation: technical aspects, methodology, monitoring' and 'Ex situ and in situ plant species conservation: collaborations, strategies, communication', followed by two more sessions on Wednesday on 'Science for action: Mapping tools to incorporate plant data into decision tools for management' and 'Disruptive ethnobotany in blasted landscapes: rethinking people-plant relationships in the Mediterranean'. Side events include a presentation of the MedIsWet project and presentations by CEPF and IUCN. During the Congress, the launch of the SimaSeed Italia Malta Interreg project will take place, with a short presentation in session 3.
The event also includes a field trip to Dingli Cliffs and Mnajdra/Ħaġar Qim Temples, focusing on geology and vegetation.
Meanwhile the last session of the event on Friday will be entitled “Site based approaches for plant conservation: Micro-reserves, and habitat restoration”.
The main donor for this event is the MAVA Foundation, which is currently supporting several initiatives for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean region.
Programme details are available at .
