(First European Conference on the Conservation of Wild Plants,

2-8 Sept. '95, Hyeres, France)

Edited by John Newton, pp.273, Plantlife, London, 1996.

The first conference of high significance dedicated to the conservation of European flora and also fully taking into account the new political European context, has been a real landmark in the development of the conservation of European wild flora. Papers presented at the Conference are arranged along the five main themes:

1)The use of legal instruments to conserve wild plants;

2)Land use policy and plant conservation;

3)Habitat and species management;

4)Plant use and trade;

5)Getting people involved.

With the participants list containing names and addressed of key European botanists and plant conservationists and the appendix with a provisional directory of institutes and NGOs relevant to plant conservation in Europe, this publication represents an invaluable and unique manual on contemporary plant conservation in Europe.

The volume can be ordered from:

Plantlife, The Natural History Museum
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London SW7 5BD
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Price: 18 GBP (including postage)