Seeds

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.

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.

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.

Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species of Gymnosperm in Northwest Vietnam

Northwest of Vietnam is one of the priority regions for conservation, with some of the highest plant diversity, in Vietnam. There are four are listed as globally threatened (IUCN, 2009). Due to over-exploitation, gymnosperm species are rapidly disappearing in many parts of their range. The project’s goal is to build on initial success in Cuc Phuong and to gather further baseline data from across the region that can be used to set a scientifically sound conservation action plan for threatened gymnosperms in Vietnam.

Developing Indigenous Seed Orchards and Local Skills to Restore Mining and Grazing Damage in Arid Karoo Rangeland

To develop a sustainable, ecological restoration business in the economically depressed, but biodiverse, semi-desert Central Karoo region of South Africa.

Conservation and Ethnomycological Studies of Macro-Fungi (Mushrooms) in the Mount Cameroon Region

The aims of this project are: · To carry out ecological studies of macro-fungi through the use of the national strategy for biodiversity conservation and the International Union for Nature Conservation criteria. ·To document the medicinal and edible mushrooms use by local communities through ethnomycological studies and market surveys. · To provide mushroom conservation education to the local communities, pupils and students and the general public

Ecological Restoration of Riparian Vegetation in Lacandona Rainforest: Importance of Environmental Filters and Functional Traits in Revegetation Success

This project aim to understand how some abiotic and biotic environmental filters can constraint the recovery of riparian vegetation and the ecosystems services it could provide.