Introduction and basic features
Sociedad Española de Briología and European Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes welcome you to the 5^th European Bryophyte Conservation Conference to be held in Valencia, Spain, in connection with the 4^th Planta Europa meeting.

Audience
Those interested in the preservation and sustainable use of the Bryophyte European flora from all stances (scientific, management, education) are invited to attend this event.

Focal Topics
As a theme for the conference the ECCB board suggested "Bryophyte Conservation in different habitat types". This includes talks/posters on 'Implementation of Action Plans', 'Important Bryophyte Areas' and 'Size of protected areas for bryophytes'.