Plants

The Research and Conservation of Rare and Threatened Plants and Important Plants Areas of Magadan Region (Northern Far East Asia, Russia)

The main aim of the work is a complex investigation and preservation of the rarest threatened plants, which are restricted to some areas of the Magadan region, and studying and protection of their habitats.

The Flora of Vakhan Part of Mountainous Badakhshan (Pamir)

The aim of this project is to collect plants material and make exposition in Botanical garden.

Uncovering the Trade of Wild-Collected Orchids in Continental Southeast Asia

This project will provide an initial, broad review of the region’s wild plant trade

Distribution and Invasion risk by Ligustrum Lucidum (Oleaceae) in the Argentinean Yungas as Consequences of Climate and Land Use Changes

This project will make the actual Ligustrum distribution and will develop predictive distribution models of Ligustrum in response to climate and land use changes, which will be linked to spatially explicit models of biodiversity, biomass and hydrology to explore potential scenarios of ecological changes.

Promoting the Domestication and the Sustainable Use of the Endangered and Multipurpose Baobab Tree in West Africa

The purpose of this project is to promote strategies for the domestication and sustainable use of the multipurpose baobab tree in West Africa.

Conservation of Meadow Ecosystems of the Central Part of Ukraine as Habitats of the Rare and Endangered Plant Species

The aim of the project is inventory of the habitats of rare and endangered plant species in the meadow communities of the Central part of Ukraine and development of its conservation measures.

Assessing Ecological Status, Threat Causes and Implementation of Conservation Measures of Prosopis Africana in West Biosphere Reserve in Benin

The project aims at assessing the conservation status of Prosopis africana in W Biosphere Reserve of Benin in relation to use impacts, raising local population awareness on plant resources conservation and implementing an early-stage planting program.

Plant Species Diversity and Endemism on Rock Outcrops in the Bolivian Cerrado Biome: Implications for Conservation

In collaboration with local communities this study aims to generate information about diversity and endemism on rock outcrops along with distribution, population status and threats to the survival of endemic species.

Rare Vegetation Monitoring in the Gobustan National Park, Azerbaijan

This Project aims to identify and describe the extent of rare vegetation communities found within the various habitats in the south of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Ethnobotany, Trade, Life History, and Population Dynamics of Endemic Cycas Species in the Western Ghats of Southern India

This project aims at getting a worm’s-eye view about the use, status and responses of Cycas species in the Western Ghats. For this I will obtain the necessary data to ensure effective conservation through research on trade, ethnobotany, life history and population dynamics.