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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”PROGRAMME” tab_id=”1544176912217-a5454d77-0ea5″][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Opening conference” tab_id=”1680765962002-ae97898f-2830″][vc_column_text]MONDAY Oct. 23rd<\/strong><\/p>\n

16:00-18:00h<\/p>\n

Opening Conference\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

What are the drivers of plant translocation outcome? A global perspective<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Key speaker<\/strong>: Thomas Abeli (University of Rome III)\u00a0\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

CV:<\/strong> Associate Professor at the Department of Science, Roma Tre University.
\nPhD in Experimental Ecology and Geobotany. University of Pavia.<\/p>\n

My main research activity is on plant conservation and ecology. Research on conservation span from the application of the IUCN Categories and Criteria for the species conservation assessment to plant translocation and management, in particular of wetland species like Isoetes malinverniana, Leucojum aestivum and Marsilea quadrifolia. Further research in conservation include ex situ conservation practices (including the role of herbaria in plant de-extinction), habitat restoration, conservation of landraces and crop wild relatives. Moreover, I study the effect of climate change and connected processes on plant species and community in alpine areas (Alps, Apennines) and partially on arctic and sub-arctic areas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”1st Plenary Talk” tab_id=”1544176956944-9e322599-5517″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]TUESDAY Oct. 24th<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:30-09:30h<\/p>\n

1st Plenary talk<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Ex situ conservation of Mediterranean threatened and rare species<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Key speaker<\/strong>: Costas A. Thanos. Professor Emeritus of Plant Physiology. Head of the NKUA Seed Bank.<\/p>\n

\"\"CV:<\/strong>\u00a0President of the Hellenic Botanical Society (2010-2016)
\nAssociate Editor (2010) of Seed Science Research journal (Cambridge University Press)<\/p>\n

Research interests: Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology; Seed Biology and Technology; Ecophysiology of Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment; Plant Photobiology – Phytochrome; Postfire Regeneration of Mediterranean Vegetation; Ex situ Plant Conservation and Seed Banks; In situ Conservation of Plants and Habitats; Climate Change Impacts on the Reproductive Physiology and Ecology of Plants; Theophrastus and the History of Plant Science<\/p>\n

Publications \/ research presentations: 57 Articles in refereed journals; 63 Other publications (book chapters, articles in books of proceedings, etc); Editor\/coeditor of 10 Books and Conference Proceedings; Editor\/coeditor\/author in 8 Student Textbooks; 261 Presentations (oral and poster) in scientific conferences; Participation in 104 international (73) and national (31) scientific conferences; Organizer\/co-organizer of 12 scientific conferences; Invited (keynote) lecturer in 32 international (27) and national (5) scientific events; ca 4370 citations, h-index 35, i10-index 54 (Google Scholar);<\/p>\n

Research projects:
\nParticipation in more than 50 Research Projects; some examples:
\n\u2022 CRETAPLANT \u2013 A Pilot Network of Plant Micro-Reserves in Western Crete (2004-2007).
\n\u2022 ENSCONET – European Native Seed Conservation Network. (2004-2009).
\n\u2022 SEMCLIMED \u2013 Impact du Changement Climatique sur la Flore M\u00e9diterran\u00e9enne et Actions de Conservation (2006-2008).
\n\u2022 Climate change impacts on local endemic plants of the National Forest Park of Troodos, Cyprus (2009-2011).
\n\u2022 JUNICOAST – Actions for the conservation of coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. in Crete and the South Aegean (2009-2012).
\n\u2022 PLANT-NET CY – Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats. (2010-2013).
\n\u2022 JuniDrone – Innovative usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in forest ecosystem management in Greece – A pilot study on Syrian Juniper (Juniperus drupacea Labill.) (2020-2022).
\n\u2022 Conserving the Flora of the Balkans: Native Plants of Greece. Millennium Seed Bank, RBG Kew, UK (2022-2025) http:\/\/users.uoa.gr\/~cthanos\/NKUASB_SeedConservationoftheFloraofGreece\/[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2nd Plenary Talk” tab_id=”1544177040562-2756d9f5-a2ee”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]WEDNESDAY Oct. 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:30-09:30h<\/p>\n

2nd Plenary talk<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems<\/p>\n

Key speaker<\/strong>: Marcos Valderr\u00e1bano (UICN)<\/p>\n

\"\"CV<\/strong>: Mr. Marcos Valderrabano, works at the Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge team of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), coordinating the Red List of Ecosystems Programme. As a young graduate, Marcos started his career implementing concrete projects on the ground in different parts of the word including Peru, Egypt and Lebanon, before joining IUCN in 2010. During the next 10 years Marcos was leading conservation initiatives around the Mediterranean region, until he moved to IUCN central offices in 2020.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”3rd Plenary Talk” tab_id=”1680599163506-bacf151d-aba3″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]FRIDAY Oct. 27th<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:30-09:30h<\/p>\n

3rd Plenary talk<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Environmental education and citizen science projects for plant conservation: are we effective in communicating?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Key speaker<\/strong>: Francesca Meloni, Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Cagliari (Italy) \"\"<\/p>\n

CV:<\/strong>\u00a0She has an extensive experience in planning and management of projects aimed at the conservation of biodiversity in the Mediterranean area, with a special focus on communication, education and public awareness activities. This knowledge, matured both in the private and public sector (University of Cagliari), has contributed to her professional development, equally in the international projects management and communication areas of competence.<\/p>\n

She acquired a broad vision on these issues, by combining scientific background (Degree in Natural Sciences and PhD in Environmental and Applied Botany) with strong interest in cooperation projects (Master in European Project Planning and Management) and great expertise (25 years) in design and management of environmental education and communication services and tools.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Session 1″ tab_id=”1544176306220-92dc147a-4048″ el_class=”Conservation priorities for the Mediterranean flora and habitats”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1701078272168{border-right-width: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

TUESDAY Oct. 24th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

9:30h-12:00h<\/p>\n

1st Thematic session:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Conservation priorities for the Mediterranean flora and habitats<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Chair<\/strong>: Prof. Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Iriondo (University Rey Juan Carlos and SEBiCoP)<\/p>\n

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CV:<\/strong> Full Professor of King Juan Carlos University (URJC) in Madrid. His research is focused on plant conservation biology, using ecological and genetic approaches, having worked with narrowly distributed endemics, alpine plants threatened by climate change and crop wild relatives. He has studied the population dynamics, plant-pollinator interactions and local adaptation processes of alpine plants and their responses to climate change, assessing patterns of adaptation in marginal populations. He has published over 120 research articles in scientific journals and more than 100 publications as books and book chapters and articles of scientific dissemination. He has led 47 research projects as principal investigator with a total budget of over 1.400.000 Euros and participated in more than 80 funded national and international research projects (5th, 6th, 7th Framework Programs of the European Union, as well as the H2020, AGRIGENRES and LIFE programs. The relevance of his scientific publications and their contribution to generation of knowledge, ideas and practical applications rely on three dimensions: 1) the successful application of demographic, ecological and genetic approaches for the diagnosis and evaluation of threatened plant populations. 2) the integrated climate change vulnerability assessment of Mediterranean alpine plant populations, involving demographic, genetic, ecological, and evolutionary approaches. 3) The development of a conceptual basis and detailed methodology for the conservation of crop wild relatives. This research has been performed in the context of the Wild Species Conservation in Genetic Reserves Working Group of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) and the implementation of four European Commission funded projects (PGR Forum, AEGRO, PGR Secure, Farmer\u2019s Pride). At the national level, it has resulted in the development of the Spanish National Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Wild Relatives and Wild Food Plants approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Autonomous Communities in 2022.
\nFormer Director of the International Doctoral School of King Juan Carlos University. Former Secretary General of OPTIMA (Organization for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area). Vice-Chair of Wild Species Conservation in Genetic Reserves WG (ECPGR). Vice-President of the Spanish Society of Plant Conservation Biology (SEBICOP).<\/p>\n

Main topic:<\/strong> Knowledge of the species, the reasons of their decline and conservation solutions<\/p>\n

Keywords:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conservation planning, priority and red lists, important plant areas (IPAs), plant and habitat threats, plant conservation biology (demography, genetics, reproductive biology), phylogeography and phylogenetics, crop wild relatives, conservation of plant uses and knowledge (ethnobotany)<\/p>\n

ORAL PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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