On February 18, the IBADER of Campus Terra organized an online seminar to promote the transfer of the results of the plant production actions for restoration developed by the LIFE INSULAR project, of which it is the coordinator.
The event served to transfer the results obtained on the micropropagation of the white crowberry (Corema album) in Galicia to the Generalitat Valenciana staff in charge of this species conservation in their only population present in Serra Gelada (Alicante). The seminar was attended by the management staff of the Atlantic Islands National Park, and members of the Agrobiotech for Health research group of the University of Vigo as the specialist team that carried out the micropropagation works.
The results of the project highlight the possibility of using this species for population reinforcement actions, creation of germplasm banks, guaranteeing its long-term maintenance and the future viability of its populations. The event ended with a series of recommendations and management measures, as well as the establishment of future lines of collaboration between Galician and Valencian managers.
The participation of competent personnel from the Generalitat Valenciana is an asset for LIFE INSULAR, as it allows the lessons learned from the project to be replicated in other areas and territories, even increasing the scale of the results by implementing conservation measures using their own resources within the territorial scope of their competence, promoting the catalytic potential of LIFE INSULAR.
