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Category: Symposia

Track: Pending

Proposed Symposium Title: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE MODELS IN PLANT CONSERVATION: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Abstract: Legislation is a key tool in the conservation of biodiversity, but in the elaboration of which botanists have not always been sufficiently represented. Therefore, the objective of this symposium is to create a forum in which the strengths and weaknesses of the different current legislative models in the field of plant conservation can be evaluated. To achieve this objective, the different aspects that make up the laws must be addressed: their ethical bases, objectives, established measures, financing, and finally another important aspect such as their effectiveness. Traditionally, conservation has been established through catalogs of protected species and protected natural spaces, but have plants been key elements for the declaration of PNAs? Do both measures complement each other well? Another fundamental aspect is the declaration of protected species, as a consequence of its inclusion in a Catalog. In this process, the relationship between the scientific and legislative fields is decisive, and therefore it is worth asking what relationship exists between the species that scientists identify as threatened (for example, in the IUCN Red Lists) and those included in the legislation? The established management measures are many and varied. The experiences of different countries can be very useful for others. An important aspect in this regard is: What is more effective to protect species or populations? Finally, it is necessary to analyze the effectiveness of the laws, for which it is worth asking: Do the conservation laws have sufficient budgetary allocation? And the plants in particular? And how to establish mechanisms that provide us with objective balances that show whether or not the objectives of the laws are being met. For example, in the European Union there is a commitment to monitoring species, so: What species (taxa) should be monitored? And how?

Speaker 1: Pendiente de confirmación

Speaker 2: Pendiente de confirmación

Speaker 3: Pendiente de confirmación

Topics (Up to three): Conservation Biology

Topic 2: Legislation

Topic 3: no

Justification: Legislation is a key tool in the conservation of biodiversity, but in the elaboration of which botanists have not always been sufficiently represented. Therefore, the objective of this symposium is to create a forum in which the strengths and weaknesses of the different current legislative models in the field of plant conservation can be evaluated. To achieve this objective, the different aspects that make up the laws must be addressed: their ethical bases, objectives, established measures, financing, and finally another important aspect such as their effectiveness.