SCIENCE NEVER SOLVES A PROBLEM WITHOUT CREATING TEN MORE. (G.B.Shaw)


2nd Workshop on Invasive Alien Plants in Mediterranean Type Regions of the World

02-06 August 2010, Samsun, Turkey

The first announcement is now available on the EPPO website at: http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2010_conferences/mediterranean_ias.htm

The Workshop has several objectives: to be a global platform for networking, an opportunity for discussing specific plant invasions issues, a place to learn about varied topics within biological invasions and a chance for raising awareness on this issue in the Mediterranean Type regions of the World.

Organization: This workshop will be co-organized by the Turkish Plant Protection Organization, the Council of Europe and EPPO. The workshop will consist of 2 days of presentations and discussions, and will be followed by 2 days of field work to create inventories of the exotic flora of the Samsun area to contribute to the knowledge on invasive alien plants.