Working for the future: Conservation in the Botanic Garden of the University of Valencia (Spain). Antoni AGUILELLA & Ana Maria IBARS

Recovery of species CR and EN in the oriental Andalusia mountains. Jose A. ALGARRA, Franciso J. BONET, María LÓPEZ ONIEVA, Mario RUIZ GILERA & Jaime GONZÁLEZ SECO

Developments in the Important Plant Areas (IPA) Project in Central & Eastern Europe. Seona ANDERSON, Tomáš KUŠÍK, Elizabeth RADFORD

Important Plant Areas of Armenia: Research for Conservation.  A. ASATRYAN

Lichen data as a contribution to the identification of Important Plant Areas (IPAs) in the Valencian Community.  V. ATIENZA, J.G. SEGARRA – MORAGUES & S. FOS

  Biophoton Emission from Lichens. Rajendra Prasad BAJPAI

New data about pteridophytic spore conservation in germplasm banks. Daniel  BALLESTEROS, Ana María IBARS  & Elena ESTRELLES

Priority search for vascular plant conservation strategies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (North-east Germany). Christian BERG

Recovery plan and management programm for Coleanthus subtilis. Karl-Georg BERNHARDT

The importance of soil seed banks for the conservation of nearly extinct species: insights from Coleanthus subtilis (Poaceae). Karl-Georg BERNHARDT & Elisabeth ULBEL

Protection of Plant Biodiversity ex situ with the Help of Cryoconservation in West Ukraine. V.D. BONDAR, E.R. ARAPETYAN, M.B. GALAN, Y.M. USATENKO & N.A. SYDORCHUK

A preliminary assessment of the population size of Trentino endangered species (SE Italian Alps). Costantino BONOMI, Alessio BERTOLLI, Alessandra BONAZZA, Alessandro CAVAGNA, Filippo PROSSER & Fiorenza TISI

Germination responses to salt stress in Plantago crassifolia Forssk. Monica BOSCAIU, Elena ESTRELLES , Pilar  SORIANO & O. VICENTE

Conservation of genetic diversity in artificially regenerated holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) populations. C. BURGARELLA; A. Lora GONZÁLEZ & S. FICI

 Using Aloe plants growing in Israel as a source for the cosmetic and medicinal industries and as ornamental plants. E. CHAUSER-VOLFSON & Y. GUTTERMAN

Rare Plants on Heaths – the value of Heathlands for Plant Conservation in Dorset, United Kingdom. J. H. S. COX

  A preliminary IPA proposal for the Valencia region, eastern Spain. Vicente DELTORO, Patricia PÉREZ-ROVIRA; Gabriel BALLESTER, Lluís SERRA  Joan PÉREZ-BOTELLA, Elena RODRÍGUEZ, Carlos FABREGAT & Emilio LAGUNA

Plant Microreserves: frequently asked questions. DELTORO, V., J. PÉREZ-BOTELLA, L. SERRA, P. PÉREZ-ROVIRA, A. OLIVARES, S. FOS, G. BALLESTER, & E. Laguna

Important Areas for the Spanish Endangered Flora. Elena DEL VALLE, Javier MALDONADO, Helios SAINZ, Rut SÁNCHEZ DE DIOS

The East Europe steppes of Russia and preservation of flora. Olga DEMINA

The ‘Top 50’ — Mediterranean Island Plants. A selection of species at the brink of extinction, and what is needed to conserve them. Bertrand DE MONTMOLLIN  & Wendy STRAHM

Importance of microhabitat types for a global conservation planning of two endangered Mediterranean snowflakes (Leucojum = Acis, Amaryllidaceae). K. DIADEMA, F. MEDAIL, L. AFFRE, H. CASTAGNE, F. TORRE  & F. BRETAGNOLLE

Conservation listing and taxonomy in the Iberian vascular flora. Are we making progress?. Felipe DOMÍNGUEZ LOZANO, Juan Carlos MORENO SAIZ & Helios SAINZ OLLERO

Definition of a micro-reserve for endangered Narcissus cavanillesii in Portugal. David DRAPER, Isabel MARQUES, Antònia ROSSELLÓ-GRAELL & José María IRIONDO

Gene Bank as a minimization tool: its role in the biggest European dam (Alqueva, Portugal). David DRAPER, Isabel MARQUES, Antònia ROSSELLÓ-GRAELL, Fátima Costa & Maria Amélia Martins-Loução

Translocation action of Narcissus cavanillesii: selecting and evaluating the receptor site. David DRAPER, Antònia ROSSELLÓ-GRAELL, Isabel MARQUES & José María IRIONDO

  Seed germination trends of endemic vascular plants in the Valencian Community (Spain). Mari Carmen Escribá, Emilio Laguna & Miguel Guara

Germination behaviour of Labiatae SW distributed in the Iberian Peninsula. Elena ESTRELLES, Francisco ALBERT, Albert NAVARRO, Josefa PRIETO & Ana María IBARS

Nymphaea alba L. behaviour regarding seed germination and ex situ conservation. Elena Estrelles, Carlos Peña, Araucana Sebastián & Ana María Ibars

Galanthus nivalis L.: Germination requirements for a west Mediterranean population. Elena Estrelles, Inmaculada Ferrando & Ana María Ibars

  Using Plants as an Educational Tool. Lynne FARRELL

Notes on the IPA Criterion A List of Slovakia (vascular plants). Viera FERÁKOVÁ, Iva HODÁLOVÁ, Dobromil GALVÁNEK, Viera STANOVÁ

  Conservation actions for priority species in Switzerland. Pierre Galland, Monique Derron & Sibylla Rometsch

Conservation works in Torre del Vinagre Botanic Garden (Network of Botanic Gardens in natural spaces of Andalucía. Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Junta de Andalucia). Amelia Garrido, Carlos Salazar, Pascual Luque & Alfredo BenaventE

Important Plant Areas in Navarra Region (N Spain). Teresa Gil , Asunción Berastegi , Mikel Lorda & Javier Peralta

On the spatial distribution of endemic vascular plants in Valencian Community (Eastern of Iberian Peninsula, Spain). Miguel GUARA, Emilio LAGUNA & Bernardo MARTÍN-GARCÍA

  Mapping of flora in a transboundary protected area: a case study from the Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland (Germany/Czech Republic). Handrij Härtel, Holm Riebe & Peter Bauer

GENMEDOC: An inter-regional network of Mediterranean Seed Banks. Raquel HERREROS, Christoph ZREIK, José Vicente ANDRÉS, Antoni MARZO & P. VEINTEMILLA

Study of the populations of Linaria orbensis Carretero & Boira: basis for a strategy of conservation. Raquel Herreros, Elena Carrió & Jaime Güemes

Master lesson: Conserving species in situ – a review of the issues. Vernon H. HEYWOOD

  Preliminary results of the Important Plant Area (IPA) Program in Hungary. E. Illyés

Lactarius Taxa of Turkey. Mustafa Işıloğlu, H. Allı, M. Halil Solak & Fradime Yılmaz Ersel

Some Critically Endangered Taxa From Turkey. Mustafa Işıloğlu, H. Baş & H. Allı

  Conservation of Cypripedium calceolus and Saxifraga hirculus in Northern Finland. A project supported by EU LIFE Nature funding (1.12.2000 - 30.5.2005). A. Jäkäläniemi, P. Kulmala & T. Laitinen

  Mapping and conservation of dry grasslands on the edge of Mediterranean basin – difficult task after changed socio-economic trends. Mitja Kaligarič, Branka Trčak, Bojana Lipej & Andrej Sovinc

Ecosystem approach to Important Plant Areas protection: an example from Russia. Marina KAZAKOVA

Tissue culture as a potential method for preserving of various threatened plant species of Latvia. D. Klavina, A. Gailite, D. Smite, G. Gavrilova, J. Nechaeva, G. Jakobsone & G. Ievinsh

Sustainable wild collection of medicinal and aromatic plants: practice standards and performance criteria. Frank KLINGENSTEIN, Susanne HONNEF, Danna J. LEAMAN & Uwe SCHIPPMANN

The historical distribution of Anthyllis montana subsp. jacquinii (Fabaceae) in Austria: insights from herbarium material. M. KROPF & K.G BERNHARDT

Preliminary list of Important Plant Areas, Estonia. Mart KÜLVIK, Anneli PALO, Ülle KUKK, Tiiu KULL, Kai VELLAK, Elle ROOSALUSTE, Inga JÜRIADO, Erast PARMASTO, Irja SAAR & Ene HURT

  American and Hybrid Grapevines (Vitis Spp.): A new concept of invasive plants to Europe. E. LAGUNA

Genetic structure and conservation priorities for Silene sennenii (Caryophyllaceae), a narrow endemic and critically endangered species of the Iberian Peninsula. Jordi LÓPEZ-PUJOL, Joan FONT, Joan SIMON & Cèsar BLANCHE

  Creating management guidelines for hybrid plants. The case of Narcissus x perezlarae Font Quer. I. MARQUES & D. DRAPER

The Forest Seed Bank of the Generalitat Valenciana. J. MARTINEZ, V. CERDÁN, M.C. PICHER, A. MARZO, J.V. ANDRÉS & A. PRADA

Important Plant Areas of Belarus. Oleg MASLOVSKY

Conservation challenges of Woodsia ilvensis in the UK. Heather McHAFFIE, Andrew ENSOLL, Stuart LINDSAY, Philip LUSBY, Adrian DYER & Mary GIBBY

False Hellebore (Adonis vernalis L.): rare species of the flora of Ukraine. V.I. MELNIK

Phytosociological Analysis of Vegetation of Saukliai and Kulaliai (Skuodas District) Boulder Accumulations. V. MOTIEKAITYTĖ & I. SAULIENE

Chatkal Nature Reserve as an Important Area for Plant Diversity Conservation in Western Tien Shan. Flora MUKHAMEJANOVA

  BioDiversity of the Georgian Orchids. Kakha NADIRADZE

  Rocky Gardens of endemic flora: a new initiative in the Valencian Region (Spain).  A. OLIVARES, V.I. DELTORO, S. FOS, J. PÉREZ-BOTELLA, L. SERRA, E. LAGUNA, G. BALLESTER & P. PÉREZ-ROVIRA.

Ecology and conservation of Erodium cazorlanum Heywood, a endemic species to Spain. M.L. OSORIO, A. CONTRERAS, E. HERNÁNDEZ-BERMEJO, and M. CLEMENTE

  Attempts to Introduce Fungi into Nature Conservation Activities. E. PARMASTO, C. PERINI & T. RAHKO

Analysis of a potential network of the Important Plant Areas in Bulgaria. D. PEEV, A. PETROVA, J. SPIRIDONOV, T. MESHINEV, I. APOSTOLOVA, S. TZONEVA, N. VALJOVSKA & Z. KANEVA

Habitat Suitability and Population Distribution Analysis of Euphorbia nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter subsp. nevadensis in the Alicante Province Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation. J. PEÑA & A. BONET

The Italian Botanical Society and Botanic Gardens in service to raise awareness of plant diversity conservation. C. PERINI & N. TORNADORE

Anthyllis lagascana: from seed to adult plant. Ex situ conservation and introduction experiences. J. PRIETO, E. ESTRELLES & A.M. IBARS

  Ex situ Conservation of Bryophytes. MARGARET M. RAMSAY & JENNIFER, K. ROWNTREE

Pine plantation clearings in Enebrales de Punta Umbría Natural Landscape (SW Spain). I.  REDONDO, M.O. MARTÍN, V.E.  MARÍN, M.J.  PÉREZ & J.C. MUÑOZ REINOSO

Regional Conservation Program of Juniperus oxycedrus  subsp. macrocarpa in Andalucía (SW Spain). I. REDONDO & C.SAAVEDRA

Consolidating  knowledge on plant species in need for urgent attention at  European level. D. RICHARD ,  S. BUORD & J.Y. LESOUËF

Conservation of Threatened Plants in Málaga province (Spain). A. RIVAS RANGEL, L. PLAZA ARREGUI, J. LÓPEZ QUINTANILLA, E. CASEIRO

Preliminary data on the translocation of Limonium estevei Fern. Casas. M.L. RODRÍGUEZ-TAMAYO & J. MOTA

Conservation of threatened Narcissus cavanillesii A. Barra & G. López in Portugal. Antònia ROSSELLÓ-GRAELL, David DRAPER, Isabel MARQUES & José María IRIONDO

Monitoring of Threatened Vascular Plants in Estonia and Finland – Methods and Experiences. Terhi RYTTÄRI, Ülle KUKK, Tiiu KULL, Anne JÄKÄLÄNIEMI & Mari REITALU

  Thematic Workshop 4 and Planta Europa Targets. Maurizio SAJEVA

Sustainable management of natural resources: experimental study for increasing productivity of Boletus edulis s.l. in Italy. E. SALERNI & C. PERINI

Important Plant Areas Project - Romania.A. SARBU

Making the Plant value relevant and accessible to children. A. SARBU, M.I. MITACHE & A.M. SARBU

Increasing public appreciation and management of three priority high mountain habitats in the Valencian region: the LIFE project. SERRA, LL.; P. PÉREZ-ROVIRA; A. OLIVARES; V. DELTORO; J. PÉREZ-BOTELLA; S. FOS; G. BALLESTER & E. LAGUNA.

Protection of steppe communities and plant conservation: a case of one Russian territory. I. SMELANSKY, A. KOROLYUK  & I. ARTEMOV

Danube floodplains – jungle in the Central Europe. Peter SOCHÁŇ

Know to protect and conserve to use. More medicinal species in Mediterranean scrubs. P. SORIANO, I. MARTÍNEZ-SOLÍS, M.A. SANAHUJA, T. OLIVAR, A. SERRANO, L. ALZETTA, A. BLANQUER, E. CASTILLO & L. MORENO

Sussex Communities: Plants and People. Jill SUTCLIFFE

 Important fungus areas in the oligotrophic peat bogs of Romanian. Eastern Carpathians Mountains. C. TANASE

A New Viola Species of the Bulgarian Flora. Alexander TASHEV

Regional Landscape Parks in Ukraine. Anna TSUKANOVA

Important Plant Areas support plant species and biotopes conservation. Dana TUROŇOVÁ & Zdenka PODHAJSKÁ

 Important Plant Areas in European Russia – Approaches to Identification. T. VARLYGINA, G. PRONKINA

 Mycology in sustainable development: The case of Pleurotus nebrodensis from Sicily (Southern Italy). Giuseppe VENTURELLA, Georgios ZERVAKIS & Francesco M. RAIMONDO

Demography, population structure and dynamics of Thymus herba-barona subsp. bivalens (Lamiaceae). Magdalena VICENS, Josep Ll. GRADAILLE y José M. IRIONDO

 Population monitoring of target species representing vineyard slopes (Austria).
K. WERNISCH & K-G BERNHARDT

  The analyses of rarity reasons of Vascular Plants in Poland. Maria ZAJAC & Adam ZAJAC