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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, active in the Mediterranean Basin since 2012, has started a new phase of investment for the Mediterranean Basin last year. The new strategy (outlined in the Ecosystem Profile), to which more than 500 experts and organizations of the region contributed, includes for the first time a specific strategic direction on plants.
During this session, representatives from CEPF will introduce to the audience the strategic direction on plants and investment priorities, followed by a series of short presentations from CEPF’s newest grantees to understand the work they will be undertaking throughout the Mediterranean. The session will finish with a plenary discussion about the role of civil society in plant conservation; the benefits of having civil society organisations working in this field, the obstacles to their engagement, and how to get more involved.
The session will be followed by a cocktail event.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]General Presentation of CEPF Funding structure and functioning, and strategic direction for Plant Conservation. Pierre Carret and Liz Smith.
Presentations – Montenegro
Conservation of endemic, rare and threatened plant species on Mt. Orjen. Mihailo Jovicevic
Presentation – Albania
Conservation and propagation of the Albanian tulip. Endri Haxhiraj
Presentation – Cape Verde
Melhorar o Conhecimento e Distribuição das Espécies da Flora Ameaçadas de Extinção na Ilha do Fogo e Brava. Herculano Andrade Dinis
Presentation – Jordan
Mainstreaming Important Plant Areas into the national Conservation Planning Framework. Khaled Abulaila
Presentation – Tunisia
Conserver les plantes patrimoniales de Garâa Sejenane et Dar Fatma-Tunisie. Imtinen ben haj jilani
Presentation – Macedonia
Working together for conservation of national endemic plants in Macedonia. Natalija Melovska[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]