Ensuring Plant Conservation Success in China --BGCI Workshop at South China Botanical Garden, CAS
1. Botanic gardens and the China Strategy for Plant Conservation
Objectives: To publicize the China's Strategy for Plant Conservation (CSPC); consider priority projects and funding sources for its implementation in 2008-2010; consider the development of CSPC public awareness materials and opportunities for its promotion locally, nationally and internationally; consider how botanic gardens and BGCI can best support implementation of the CSPC.
2. Planning for integrated conservation of globally endangered trees in China (CSPC Target 8)
Objectives: To review gaps in ex situ collections for threatened tree species, in particular for Critically Endangered oaks, maples and magnolias; identify appropriate locations for holding new ex situ collections; agree species priorities, locations and methodologies for restoration; understand legal and policy framework for ex and in situ conservation; and capitalize on lessons learnt in integrated conservation for future conservation initiatives.
Organized by: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
State Forestry Administration of China
Chinese Academy of Sciences
State Environmental Protection Administration of China
Hosted by: South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chairperson:Prof. Dr. Hongwen Huang (Director of SCBG)
Sara Oldfield (Secretary-General of BGCI)
Date: 26 – 27 February 2008
Hotel:Hui Dong Holiday Hotel (near South China Botanical Garden)
Workshop venue: Workshop Room of Public Education Center of SCBG
Contact information:
Xiaoxia Ke：Phone：020-85232052
Mobile：13711196986
Email：kexx@scbg.ac.cn
Shadow Ji:Phone: 020-85231556
Mobile: 13560456011
Email: shadowji@scbg.ac.cn
Agenda
26 February 2008 Botanic gardens and the Morning: 09:00 – 12:30 Moderator: Guoyi Zhou (Deputy Director, 09:00 – 10:30 l Official release of ‘ l BGCI’s China Programme Office Label Unveiling Welcome by Hongwen Huang Director, Jiansheng Jia Deputy Director-General, Department of Wildlife Conservation, State Forestry Administration Qiang He Engineer, Department of Nature and Ecology, State Environmental Protection Administration Sara Oldfield Secretary General, BGCI Xiangying Wen Ronghui Su Deputy Director, Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, CAS l Group Photo 10:30 – 12:30 Priorities for action 2008 – 2010 Invited Presentations Topic Speaker 10:30 – 11:20 Forward Scientific Research in Botanical Gardens 10:30 – 11:00:Presentation 11:00 – 11:20:Discussion Hongwen Huang Director, 11:20 – 12:10 The Role of Botanic Gardens inin situConservation of Local Biodiversity: The case of 11:20 – 11:50:Presentation 11:50 – 12:10:Discussion Jin Chen Director of 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Afternoon:13:30 – 17:00 Priorities for action 2008 -2010 Moderator: Sara Oldfield (Secretary General, BGCI) Invited Presentations Topic Speaker 13:30 – 14:15 The Status of Chinese Plant Diversity and Proposed Protection Measures 13:30 – 14:00:Presentation 14:00 – 14:15:Discussion Keping Ma Director of Beijing Institute of Botany 14:15 – 15:00 Plant Diversity Conservation: Status, Problems and Solutions in 14:15 – 14:45:Presentation 14:45 – 15:00:Discussion Dezhu Li Director of 15:00 – 15:15 Tea Break 15:15 – 16:00 Promoting Education and Awareness on Plant Diversity Through Community Engagement 15:15 – 15:45:Presentation 15:45 – 16:00:Discussion Head of Flora Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 16:00 – 16:30 Policies on Chinese Wild Plants Protection and Management 16:00 – 16:20:Presentation 16:20 – 16:30:Discussion Chunling Wang Deputy Director, Department of Wildlife Conservation, State Forestry Administration 16:30 – 17:00 Concluding discussion 18:00 Dinner Organized by the British Consulate-General 27 February 2008 Planning for Integrated Conservation of Globally Threatened Trees in Morning: 09:00 – 12:30 Moderator:Shaohua Li (Director, Invited Presentations Topic Speaker 09:00 – 09:30 Conservation assessments of threatened trees of Magnolia, Quercus and Acer – What next? Joachim Gratzfeld Director of Regional Programmes, BGCI 09:30 – 09:50 Threatened trees in cultivation – key findings from the ex situ collection survey of threatened Magnolias Xiangying Wen 09:50 – 10:10 Obstacles confronting the conservation of Chinese magnolias and solutions Genlin Jiao 10:10 – 10:20 Questions and Answers 10:20 – 10:40 Tea Break 10:40 – 11:10 Eco-forestry initiatives in Michelle Xueying Zhuang Professor, 11:10 – 11:40 Lessons learnt inin situconservation and recovery programmes of native, rare forest trees Diqiang Li Professor, 11:40 – 12:10 Questions and Answers 12:30 – 14:00 12:30-13:30Lunch Afternoon：13:30 – 17:00 Moderator: Jingping Liao ( Executive Deputy Director, Invited Presentations Topic Speaker 13:30 – 13:50 Ex situconservation of threatened Magnolia species Prof. Qingwen Zeng 13:50 – 14:10 Conservation of threatenedTrigonobalanus doichangensis Wei-Bang Sun Executive Director, 14:10 – 14:30 Ecological restoration and reintroduction of rare and endangered plants ofPrimulina tabacum Hai Ren Deputy Director, 14:30 – 14:50 Conservation of threatened Maples Dr. Yousheng Chen 14:50-15:10 Ex situconservation of critically endangered speciesThuja sutchuenensis Dr.Xiaodong Li 15:10 – 15:30 Tea Break 15:30-15:50 Conservation and reintroduction of critically endangered native speciesBretschneidera sinensisHemsl. Dr. Qi Qiao 15:50– 16:20 Discussion – Priorities for development ofex situconservation and implementation of recovery programmes towards implementation of CSPC Target 8 16:20 – 16:50 Workshop conclusions 18:00 Dinner
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