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Saint Joseph University (USJ), ECOPLANTMED project partner in Lebanon, held a Workshop entitled: “Seeds adventure: from nature to nature through the Laboratory” at the Faculty of Science, Mar Roukoz, on Tuesday December 15th, 2015.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), ECOPLANTMED partner in Tunisia, held their final project workshop: "Ecological use of native plants for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region " on 29 December 2015.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), partner of ECOPLANTMED in Tunisia, will organize a workshop on the “Ecological use of native plants for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region” on Tuesday 29th December 2015 on the premises of INRGREF.
The Coordinator in Defense of Turia’s Forests, the Natural Park of Turia, the Municipality of Paterna and the Centre for Applied Forest Research (CIEF) of the Valencian Region invite you to participate in a plantation day of riverside species in the River Turia, activity framed within the ECOPLANTMED project.
The Lebanese partner of ECOPLANTMED Project, Saint Joseph university will hold the Workshop:” Seeds adventure: from nature to nature through the laboratory” on Tuesday, December 15th.
CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, ECOPLANTMED project coordinator, is organising their final project information day with the aim to promote the use of local flora species and local genetic material in environmental restoration and landscaping, as well as to promote their production by private and forest nurseries.
On 19 November 2015 a seminar on "Organic Gardening and Green Infrastructure in Urban and Peri-urban Areas" took place in the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia, in the framework of ECOPLANTMED. The event was organised by the Forest Seed Bank - CIEF, Spanish partner of the project, and by the City Council of Valencia.
CIHEAM - MAICh will hold one event in Heraklion, Crete on 2 December 2015 and another in Rethymno, Crete on 4 December 2015, in cooperation with local authorities. The topic is "Conservation, use and valorisation of the Cretan flora".
In the framework of the ECOPLANTMED project, the National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, organised on Friday 13 November 2015 a dissemination event about “Forest seeds in Tunisia: promoting the use of indigenous species“.
In the framework of the ECOPLANTMED project, the National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), the partner of ECOPLANTMED in Tunisia, will organize a dissemination event about “Forest seeds in Tunisia: promoting the use of indigenous species” on 13 November 2015.
In the framework of the ECOPLANTMED project, Saint Joseph University (USJ) held the ECOPLANTMED International Conference at the Campus of Innovation and Sports (CIS) in Beirut on 14, 15 and 16 of October.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, ECOPLANTMED partner in Tunisia, will participate in the National Day of the tree on 03-08 November 2015.
The Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, University of Cagliari, partner of ECOPLANTMED, organizes a meeting with all stakeholders entitled "Use and enhancement of wild flora for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region".
An open information day was organised at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (CIHEAM – MAICh) in Crete, Greece on 6 October 2015. The topic of this ECOPLANTMED project event was the use of native flora in landscaping and restoration.
Representatives of public sectors involved with the environment, ...
The Hellenic Botanical Society (HBS) will hold its 14th conference about 'The Science of Plants, a foundation for the Conservation of Nature'. CIHEAM - MAICh will present the ECOPLANTMED initiative ...
The Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of CIHEAM – MAICh, Coordinator of the ECOPLANTMED project, is organising an event in order to inform about the project and the importance of using native plants in landscaping (parks, gardens, etc.) and environmental restoration.
The ECOPLANTMED team in Spain, Centre for Forest Applied Research (CIEF) of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development, will present the ECOPLANTMED project and its results at the VII Congress of Conservation Biology of Plants.
Saint Joseph University’s (USJ) Faculty of Science, ECOPLANTMED project partner in Lebanon, together with Jouzour Loubnan Association, held a dissemination event on Saturday July 25th to shed light on the progress made in the Kfardebian region, in terms of reforestation and biodiversity conservation, in cooperation with the Kfardebian Municipality.
The Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity of the University of Cagliari (IT), partner of the ECOPLANTMED project, has published a call for experts to select two researchers for three months each.
Saint Joseph University’s Faculty of Science, ECOPLANTMED partner in Lebanon, will hold a dissemination event entitled “ECOPLANTMED Ecological Restoration pilot site” in Kfardebian, on Saturday, July 25th, 2015.
The 4th project meeting was hosted by the University of Cagliari - Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (UNICA-CCB) in Cagliari, Sardinia, on the premises of the University Botanical Gardens. Project partners discussed the progress of ECOPLANTMED activities, and had the opportunity to discuss technical aspects of the project implementation with Officers of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the ENPI CBC Med Programme.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry of Tunisia, organized on Wednesday 03 June 2015 a workshop within the framework of the ECOPLANTMED project. This event was about the “Use of native species in ecological restoration programs in Tunisia”.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry of Tunisia will organize a workshop on the “Use of native species in ecological restoration programs in Tunisia” in the framework of the ECOPLANTMED project on Wednesday 3rd June 2015 in Beja.
Good news for those who are interested in submitting abstracts about their findings on Ecological Restoration and other related subjects: the deadline for abstract submission is extended until June 15, 2015.
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry of Tunisia, ECOPLANTMED partner in Tunisia, organised on Wednesday 6 May 2015 a dissemination event for the ECOPLANTMED project. The theme of the event was “Ecological restoration and conservation of forest stands in Tunisia“.
The project ECOPLANTMED and the course of Environmental and Applied Botany of the Degree in Natural Sciences, will hold an event entitled "Project ECOPLANTMED: Use of native flora for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region" ...
Various environmental projects as well as the upcoming ECOPLANTMED International Conference scheduled in October in Beirut were at the heart of the interview that took place ...
Land stewardship is a set of strategies and tools that aim to involve landowners and land users in conservation and good use of natural, cultural and landscape resources. To achieve this, ...
The Centre for Applied Forest Research (CIEF) of the Valencian Region will organize on 7 February 2015 a technical workshop on the role of Land Stewardship Associations in restoring natural habitats. The workshop aims ...
The ECOPLANTMED project invites you to the International Conference with the theme “Ecological Restoration in the Mediterranean region: Challenges and Opportunities”, hosted by the project partner Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut, Lebanon on 15 and 16 October 2015. The conference ...
Saint Joseph University (USJ), ECOPLANTMED project partner in Lebanon, held a dissemination event about “Planting native species: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES” at the Faculty of Science, on Wednesday December 3rd, 2014.
The event was opened by ...
The Centre for Applied Forest Research (CIEF) of the DG Environment of the Ministry of Infrastructures, Territory and Environment of the Valencian Region, ECOPLANTMED partner in Spain, held their 1st dissemination event for the ECOPLANTMED project in Valencia last November 13. The theme was “The importance of plant material in natural habitat restoration projects".
On Monday 17 November 2014, in the conference room of the Natural Regional Park Molentargius Saline in Cagliari, associate partner of ECOPLANTMED, a workshop of the project ECOPLANTMED took place.
The Valencian Forestry Platform organised in Aclublas, 24 and 25 October 2014, the ‘I Forestry Congress’ of Valencia. For this first forestry congress, and to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic summer of 1994, the theme of restoration and management of areas affected by forest fires was chosen as a starting point for reflections.
The 3rd Steering Committee meeting of the project took place in Tunis, Tunisia, 25 - 27 November 2014.
The meeting was organised by the National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), ECOPLANTMED partner in Tunisia.
The Faculty of Sciences in the Sciences and Technologies Campus of Saint Joseph University (Mar Roukoz Mkalles), Lebanon, will hold a local event for the ECOPLANTMED project on Wednesday 3 December from 9 am to 1:30 pm. All the sectors involved in landscape urban projects will participate: project developers, landscapers and plant nursery owners.
The Centre for Applied Forest Research (CIEF) of the Valencian Region will organise next 13th of November a dissemination event about "The importance of plant material in natural habitats restoration projects". This dissemination event will be a good opportunity to exchange experiences ...
The Edificio Sali Scelti in the Parco del Molentargius, will hold a local event for the project ECOPLANTMED on Monday 17 November from 9 am to 1:30 pm. All the sectors involved in the actions of environmental restoration will participate ...
The project ECOPLANTMED will be presented by CCB at the final meeting of the LIFE project PROVIDUNE (www.providune.eu), that will be held in Cagliari on 23 and 24 October 2014, where it will be possible to exchange experiences with other projects related to the theme of environmental restoration at Mediterranean level.
USJ - LSGC will participate in the event "Libanoticum Fiesta" 2014, 3-5 October, Jdaideh, Lebanon. The project ECOPLANTMED will be presented with a poster and we will be distributing flyers to the public. This event is dedicated to celebrating the Lebanese floral heritage and promoting the native plants. Among the participants in the event are: concerned ministries, universities, banks, related NGOs, reserves, nurseries, agricultural companies and beekeepers.
The Centre for Applied Forest Research (CIEF) of the Region of Valencia will participate in the ‘I CONGRESO FORESTAL VALENCIANO’ in Alcublas, Valencia, Spain, 23-24 October 2014, and Antoni Marzo will present a poster about the ECOPLANTMED project.
ECOPLANTMED will be presented by CIHEAM - MAICh at the Agricultural August exhibition 2014, 1-10 August, Chania, Crete, Greece. The exhibition is organised every year by the Municipality of Chania. Visitors will learn why it is important to use native plants in ecological habitat restoration and the plant production sector.
UNICA - CCB will participate in the international meeting "XXIV Jornadas Internacionales de Fitosociologia" on conservation of natural habitats in Europe, that will be held in Gijón (Spain) from 9 to 11 July 2014. The ECOPLANTMED project will be presented with a poster by Dr Gianluigi Bacchetta.
The 2nd Steering Committee meeting of the ECOPLANTMED project will be held in Valencia, Spain, from 25 to 27 June 2014 at the CIEF (Centre for Forest Applied Research) of the Regional Ministry of Infrastructures, Territory and Environment.