Category: Eventi di disseminazione

The workshop ‘Monitoraggio fitosanitario e la conservazione di Abies nebrodensis’ (Phytosanitary monitoring and the conservation of Abies nebrodensis) organized by the LIFE4FIR project was held at the Sala Lanza of the Museum System of the University of Palermo (here is the programme).

The event aimed to inform and update administrators, managers of protected areas, professionals, and students about the health status of trees in the natural population, environmental stresses, and the importance of monitoring for the management and adoption of adequate protection measures for the species.

The Madonie Park Authority attended the stand of the protected areas of the Sicilian Region at DIDACTA, a fair dedicated to the world of education and training. The event provided an opportunity to disseminate the themes addressed by the LIFE4FIR project to an audience that is not specifically scientific but rather more general and specialized in the training of potential scientists of tomorrow.

At the XIV National Congress on Biodiversity held in Lecce from September 13 to 15, researchers from the LIFE4FIR project presented two oral presentations:

• “Study of the fungal microorganism of Abies nebrodensis twigs and needles in the natural habitat” (Barberini et al).
• “Biobanking for genetic resources conservation: Abies nebrodensis a case study” (Benelli et al).

The event represented a valuable opportunity to reach the scientific audience and promote the activities and best practices developed during the LIFE4FIR project.

The Madonie Park Authority participated in the UNESCO Geoparks Conference held in Morocco in September 2023.

The Madonie Park has been recognized as a UNESCO Geopark since 2004.

The conference provided the ideal opportunity to present the LIFE4FIR project, its objectives, and activities for the conservation of Abies Nebrodensis.

On May 18, 2023, the replication event ‘Strategie di conservazione di Abies nebrodensis’ (here is the program) was held at the premises of the Cristallo cinema, organized by the partners of the LIFE4FIR project.

The day aimed to share experiences and best practices with stakeholders, managers of protected areas, administrators, schools, and local communities.

On April 17-18, the “Innovative Woody Plant Cloning” conference was held as part of the COPYTREE project (COST Action CA21157 – European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning).

LIFE4FIR was presented to researchers and practitioners through the poster “An innovative protocol to propagate and preserve the threatened Sicilian fir through somatic embryogenesis technique” (Jouini et al.).