important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife

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Definitions Definitions and Abbreviations Definitions Biogeographic region: the seven biogeographic regions recognised by the EU and the additional four biogeographic regions recognised by the Council of Europe: the Alpine, Anatolian,Arctic,Atlantic, Black Sea, Boreal, Continental, Macaronesian, Mediterranean, Pannonian, and Steppic. Endemic: a plant which has its complete geographical range within one nation state. Near endemic/limited range: a plant which has a very limited range and occurs in no more than three countries. Plant: to conserve space the word ‘plant’ is used to denote vascular plants, mosses and liverworts, fungi, lichens and algae. Abbreviations: CAP: Common Agricultural Policy CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity CEE: central and eastern Europe CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States COP: Conference of the Parties EC: European Commission ECNC: European Centre for Nature Conservation EEA: European Environment Agency EMBI-F: European Biodiversity Monitoring and Indicator Framework EPCS: European Plant Conservation Strategy EU: European Union GSPC: Global Strategy for Plant Conservation IBA: Important Bird Area IDA: Important Dragonfly Area IEBI2010: Implementing European Biodiversity Indicators 2010 IHA: Important Herpetological Area IPA: Important Plant Area IRENA: Indicator Reporting on the Integration of Environmental Concerns into Agricultural Policy MCPFE: Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe PBA: Prime Butterfly Area PEBLDS: Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy PEEN: Pan-European Ecological Network SAC: Special Area for Conservation SBSTTA: Subsidiary Body on Scientific,Technical and Technological Advice (Expert Group for the CBD) SCI: Sites of Community Interest SPA: Special Protection Area 102

Contacts Contacts Plantlife International: 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury,Wiltshire, SP1 1DX, England Tel: +44 1722 342740 www.plantlife.org.uk Seona Anderson, European Programme Manager (seona.anderson@plantlife.org.uk) Tomá˘s Ku˘sík, CEE Regional Coordinator (tomas.kusik@plantlife.sk) Elizabeth Radford, Global Programme Manager (liz.radford@plantlife.org.uk) Jonathan Rudge, Director of International Operations (jonathan.rudge@plantlife.org.uk) Planta Europa: Secretariat held at Plantlife International (see above) (www.plantaeuropa.org) IPA coordinators or IPA contacts: Albania Prof. Jani Vangjeli, Institute of Biological Research,Tirana (jvangjeli@email.com) Bulgaria Prof. Dimitar Peev, Institute of Botany, BAS, Sofia (dpeev@bio.bas.bg) Dr.Antoaneta Petrova, Botanical Garden, BAS, Sofia (Petrovabotgarl@abv.bg) Belarus Dr. Oleg Maslovsky, Institute of Experimental Botany, Minsk (oleg@biobel.bas-net.bg) Croatia Prof.Toni Nikolić, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (toni@botanics.hr) Czech Republic Dr. Zdenka Podhajská,Agency for Landscape Protection and Nature Conservation, (AOPK), Prague (zdenka_podhajska@nature.cz) Estonia Dr. Mart Külvik, Environmental Protection Institute,Tartu (mkulvik@envist.ee) Finland Dr. Eija Kemppainen, Finnish Protection Unit (eija.kemppainen@ymparisto.fi) Hungary Eszter Illyes, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Ecology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (illyese@freemail.hu) Lithuania Dr.Valerijus Ras˘omavicus, Institute of Botany, Vilnius (floraval@botanika.lt) Macedonia (FYR) Prof. Ljup˘co Melovski, Faculty of Biology, University of Sv. Kiril & Metoji (melovski@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk) Poland Prof. Zbigniew Mirek, Institute of Botany, PAS, Krakow (mirek@ib-pan.krakow.pl) Romania Prof.Anca Sârbu, Botanical Garden of Bucharest and the Association of Botanical Gardens of Romania (asarbu@botanic.uniboc.ro) Russia Dr. Galina Pronkina,The World Conservation Union, IUCN Programme for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Moscow (pronkins@iucn.ru) Serbia & Montenegro: Montenegro Danka Petrović, University of Montenegro (danka.petrovic@cg.yu) Serbia & Montenegro: Serbia Prof.Vladimir Stevanović, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, SAS (vstev@bfbot.bg.ac.yu) Slovakia Dobromil Glavanek, DAPHNE Institute of Applied Ecology (galvanek@changenet.sk) Slovenia Prof. Nejc Jogan, Department of Botany, University of Ljubljana (nejc.jogan@bf.uni-lj.si) Ukraine Dr.Tatyana Andrienko, Institute of Botany, UAS, Kyiv (victor@ligazap.kiev.ua) United Kingdom Dr. Jenny Duckworth, Plantlife International (jenny.duckworth@plantlife.org.uk)

Def<strong>in</strong>itions<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>itions <strong>and</strong> Abbreviations<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>itions<br />

Biogeographic region: the seven biogeographic regions recognised by the EU <strong>and</strong> the<br />

additional four biogeographic regions recognised by the Council of Europe: the Alp<strong>in</strong>e,<br />

Anatolian,Arctic,Atlantic, Black Sea, Boreal, Cont<strong>in</strong>ental, Macaronesian, Mediterranean,<br />

Pannonian, <strong>and</strong> Steppic.<br />

Endemic: a <strong>plant</strong> which has its complete geographical range with<strong>in</strong> one nation state.<br />

Near endemic/limited range: a <strong>plant</strong> which has a very limited range <strong>and</strong> occurs <strong>in</strong> no<br />

more than three countries.<br />

Plant: to conserve space the word ‘<strong>plant</strong>’ is used to denote vascular <strong>plant</strong>s, mosses <strong>and</strong><br />

liverworts, fungi, lichens <strong>and</strong> algae.<br />

Abbreviations:<br />

CAP: Common Agricultural Policy<br />

CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity<br />

CEE: <strong>central</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>eastern</strong> Europe<br />

CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States<br />

COP: Conference of the Parties<br />

EC: European Commission<br />

ECNC: European Centre for Nature Conservation<br />

EEA: European Environment Agency<br />

EMBI-F: European Biodiversity Monitor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Indicator Framework<br />

EPCS: European Plant Conservation Strategy<br />

EU: European Union<br />

GSPC: Global Strategy for Plant Conservation<br />

IBA: Important Bird Area<br />

IDA: Important Dragonfly Area<br />

IEBI2010: Implement<strong>in</strong>g European Biodiversity Indicators 2010<br />

IHA: Important Herpetological Area<br />

IPA: Important Plant Area<br />

IRENA: Indicator Report<strong>in</strong>g on the Integration of Environmental Concerns <strong>in</strong>to<br />

Agricultural Policy<br />

MCPFE: M<strong>in</strong>isterial Conference for the Protection of Forests <strong>in</strong> Europe<br />

PBA: Prime Butterfly Area<br />

PEBLDS: Pan-European Biological <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong>scape Diversity Strategy<br />

PEEN: Pan-European Ecological Network<br />

SAC: Special Area for Conservation<br />

SBSTTA: Subsidiary Body on Scientific,Technical <strong>and</strong> Technological Advice<br />

(Expert Group for the CBD)<br />

SCI: Sites of Community Interest<br />

SPA: Special Protection Area<br />

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