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Forestry Summit

Single day summit for the International Day of Forests on Friday, March 30, 09:00 - 13:30 at the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems (ELGO DEMETER).

ECOPLANTMED International Conference 'Ecological Restoration in the Mediterranean region: Challenges and Opportunities'

Beirut, Lebanon, 15-16 October 2015 The conference focuses on ecological restoration of Mediterranean type habitats and intends to highlight the importance of using native plants for restoration.It will address issues such as: cases of restoration of Mediterranean habitat types, criteria to select species for restoration purposes, importance of the seed...

14th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the Hellenic Botanical Society

The  14th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the Hellenic Botanical Society will take place in Patras between 8 and 11 October 2015.

International Meeting “Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability – 2015” in honor of Dr. George C. Papageorgiou

Colymbari, Chania, Crete, September 21–26 , 2015 http://photosynthesis2015.cellreg.org

Postgraduate Studies Programme 'Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable exploitation of native plants (bnp)'

The Postgraduate Studies Programme 'Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable exploitation of native plants (bnp)' in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has been announced for 2014-2015. For more information visit the website http://bnp.bio.auth.gr/en.

12th European Dry Grassland Meeting: From Population Biology to Community Ecology

Mainz, Germany, 22-27 May 2015 Palearctic dry grasslands have a long tradition of community analysis and description, leading to a detailed picture of these habitats, especially in Central Europe. In contrast, research on the biology of species and populations, such as pollination biology, dispersal ecology, demography or population genetics, is...

6th Balkan Botanical Congress

Rijeka (Croatia), September 14-18, 2015 The Congress is organized by Natural History Museum in Rijeka, Croatian Botanical Society, Botanical Society of Slovenia and University of Rijeka. http://www.hbod.hr/hr/6._Balkan_Botanical_Congress    

International conference of young scientists "Scientific principles of biodiversity conservation"

Lviv, Ukraine, 21-22 May 2015 Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians NAS of Ukraine invites you to participate in I (XII) International conference of young scientists ‘SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION’. During the conference it is planning to discuss the results of original research...

ICCB : 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology

Montpellier, France, 2-6 August 2015 The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) teams up for the first time with Agropolis international and the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) to host the 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) and the 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology (ECCB) to be...

13th meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits "Mineral Resources in a Sustainable World"

13th meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits "Mineral Resources in a Sustainable World" Nancy, France, 24-27 August 2015 The Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) is an international scientific society that promotes the science of mineral deposits geology. Its worldwide membership of approximately 1,300...

International conference on Temperate Orchid Research & Conservation (TORC'15)

International conference on Temperate Orchid Research & Conservation (TORC'15) Samos, Greece, 14-18/04/2015 TORC’15 is bringing together first-in-class scientists and field practitioners from around the world across different disciplines as biology, chemistry, phylogenetics, agronomy, pharmacy, ecology and conservation.

Plant Biology 2015

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, 7/26/2015 - 7/30/2015 https://aspb.org/newsletter/archive/2015/MayJune15.pdf

XV OPTIMA Meeting

XV OPTIMA Meeting in Motpellier (France) the 6th-11th june 2016 https://www.optima-bot.org/meetings/default.htm

The Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology 20th Congress

The Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology 20th Congress -Prague, Czech, 22/06 - 1/07/2016 https://www.fespb.org/congresses/past-congresses/  

Plant Biology Scandinavia 2015 - the 26th SPPS Congress

Stockholm, Sweden, 9-13 August 2015 The SPPS congress is an excellent forum for useful exchange of ideas and scientific data between plant biologists, researchers and students from Scandinavia and the rest of the world. The congress welcomes everyone interested in plant biology. The venue of the congress is the magnificent...

XIX International Botanical Congress

Shenzhen, China, 23–29 July 2017 The Chinese botanical community invites you to Shenzhen, China in July 2017 to participate in the XIX International Botanical Congress. The community grows enormously in the past decades in number of members, capability of creativeness, and importance in international biological sciences. Developing international collaboration is...

National Biodiversity Strategy

The Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate change, Yannis Maniatis signed on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 the Minister’s Decision for the approval of the National Biodiversity Strategy with a 15-year duration and the Action Plan for Biodiversity with a 5-year duration. Here you can download the Government Gazette (in Greek)...

VI International Congress of Ethnobotany

The VI International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB 2014) will be held in Córdoba (España), from 17 to 21 November 2014. https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/crg/ethnobotany-2014-the-richness-of-a-legacy-conference/

OPTIMA Iter Lichenologicum

OPTIMA Iter Lichenologicum Τhe first OPTIMA Iter Lichenologicum will be held from 15 to 25 June 2015 in Armenia by Arsen Gasparyan and the OPTIMA commission for Lichens. Visit the webpage http://lichenology.am/international-lichenological-excursion-to-armenia/

International Biogeography Society: 7th International Conference

University of Bayreuth, Germany, January 8th – 12th, 2015 The University of Bayreuth welcomes the International Biogeography Society for its 7th international conference. This modern research university has a major focus on ecological research housed in the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER). Novel concepts for research and...

7th Greek Ecology Conference

The 7th Greek Ecology Conference is being organized by the Hellenic Ecological Society, the Hellenic Botanical Society and the Hellenic Zoological society in Mytilene on October 9-12 2014. Visit the conference's webpage: https://www.helecos.gr/el/activities/helecos-congresses/7th-congress

Genetic Resources: Greece and the challenge of applying the Nagoya Protocol in the E.U.

The single day conference "Genetic Resources: Greece and the challenge of applying the Nagoya Protocol in the E.U." is being organized by the Greek Society of Environmental Law on Monday 9.12.2013, 9.30-15.00, in the Conference Room of the Athens Bar Association. Get the invitation in pdf format.

The Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece

The two-volume work entitled "The Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece", was published in 2009, as a result of a collective work, in which 89 botanical scientists or amateurs participated, of which 74 are Greeks and 15 foreigners. The two volumes include 300 species and subspecies...

Presentation of the VASCULAR PLANTS OF GREECE: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST

Presentation of the VASCULAR PLANTS OF GREECE: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST, during the 13th HBS Conference, on October 3rd, 2013, in Thessaloniki.

Presentation of the RED DATA BOOK OF RARE AND THREATENED PLANTS OF GREECE

Presentation of the RED DATA BOOK OF RARE AND THREATENED PLANTS OF GREECE at the Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras, on March 1, 2010. Download the invitation in pdf format.  

Honorary distinction of the Founding Members of the Hellenic Botanical Society

Honorary distinction of the Founding Members of the Hellenic Botanical Society for the celebration of the 31 years after its foundation, with short presentations on their life and work, during the 12th HBS Conference, on September 29, 2011, in Rethimno. †Professor Konstantinos Mitrakos - presentation C. Thanos †Professor Konstantinos Anagnostidis...