Plant Conservation
Head:
Dr. Uwe Schippmann
Deputy:
Rudolf May
Postal
Konstantinstr. 110
address:
53179 Bonn, Germany
Tel.
+49 (0)228 8491-1440
Fax:
+49 (0)228 8491-1419
Activities/Thematic Focus
- Red List (Plants)
- General and fundamental ecology and conservation issues relating to flora and flora communities
- Analysing the situation and threat status of wild flora species and their habitats
- Updating the German Red List of Endangered Plants
- Developing models and strategies to conserve and nurture plant species and vegetation
- Nature conservation support and ongoing development of national and international wildlife conservation law for plant species:
- CITES/EU CITES Regulation
- German Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG) and Federal Conservation Ordinance (BArtSchV)
- Bern Convention
- EU Habitats Directive
- CITES Scientific Authority for plant species (including development of basic resources and trade analysis)
- Developing strategies and approaches for conservation and sustainable use of internationally traded plant groups (e.g. trade analyses)
- Operation and ongoing development of flora information systems (WISIA, FLORAWEB and BIG) and the underlying databases
- German phytodiversity network (NetPhyD) - IT management subsection: database, information service and support
- Establishing the neobiota activity area: Problems relating to the introduction, spread and combat of non-indigenous species
