The 2nd international State of the World’s Plants Symposium is taking place at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 25-26 May 2017.
This Symposium coincides with the publication of a cutting-edge annual report highlighting current knowledge of the Earth’s plant diversity, the global threats that plants face and the policies dealing with them.
The Symposium is based around six themed sessions, each comprising talks from invited experts and a panel Q&A. Speakers will address a series of globally important questions relating to their own plant science research and policy work:
1) Madagascar: megadiverse and misunderstood – how can we hope to reverse threats to biodiversity?
2) The immediate risk of extinction: climate change won’t matter if everything has already died out…
3) Wildfires: a necessary evil?
4) Invasive plants: born to invade?
5) From field to healed: how do we detect the medicinal plants of the future?
6) Valuing nature: which plant species are most valuable?
Call for abstracts
We are inviting abstracts from delegates to present a poster and a one-minute oral presentation. Prizes will be awarded for the best early career researcher posters.
Deadline for abstract submissions: Friday 21 April 2017
Registration
Registration is £150
The registration fee includes lunch and refreshments on both days, a drinks reception and behind the scenes tours of Kew’s collections.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday 25 April 2017
More information
For more information, to submit an abstract or to register for the meeting, please visit the Kew website