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Description

This session will explore tools for conservation at site level. In the context of this session, a “site” is defined according to its management scale: it includes not only Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for plants, but also Protected Areas, community managed areas, or other management units.

The emphasis of the session will be given to management figures specifically designed for plant conservation like plant micro-reserves, or certain community managed areas, as well as the identification of sites important to plant diversity like the KBAs identified for plants. 

This session will finally explore the type of actions that site management allows, including habitat restoration. Species actions conducted at site level will be explored separately in Session 2. This session will focus on showcasing examples from around the Mediterranean and show concrete site- level examples that have permitted site conservation of species.

Topics to address

Chair of the session

Emilio Laguna (Generalitat valenciana).

Facilitator of the session

Marcos Valderrabano (IUCN Centre of Mediterranean Cooperation).

Keynote speakers

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Overview of Micro-reserves and site based approaches. E. Laguna

Short presentations 1

Identification of micro-reserves in a context of urban sprawl for the preservation of the endangered endemic Acis nicaeensis (Amaryllidaceae) in the Maritime Alps: the use of conservation units and population vulnerability. K. Diadema

Endemic, rare and threatened coastal species of Ionian Islands: threats and protection. S. Samaropoulou

Coastal cliffs: Protecting through plant micro-reserves an outstanding habitat, threatened by urbanistic development in the Mediterranean Basin. S. Fos (E. Laguna)

Keynote 2

Overview of habitat restoration and habitat approaches. M. Bou Dagher-Kharrat

Short presentations 2

Employing species and life-form data to guide planting design and vegetation management in a Mediterranean city for plant species conservation. M. Itani

Lythrum thesioides: how to conserve a species with unknow ecology: research and conservation partnership. A. Gazaix

Structural basis of a habitat: A model to choose species to be used in habitat restorations. E. Laguna[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]