A joint research symposium on plant conservation with associated formal and informal discussions on science for plant conservation was held on Oct. 15 and 16 at the CAS Kunming Institute of Botany in the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Under the theme of the conservation of plant biodiversity and the sustainable use of its resources, the meeting was attended by 15 British botanists from the Royal Society, Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and London Natural History Museum; and 20 or so Chinese scientists from major botanic gardens and plant research institutes across the country. Also present at the event were British consuls-general in Chongqing and Guangzhou, high-level officials from CAS bureaus of life sciences and international cooperation, as well as CAS Kunming Branch.
The symposium involved 25 speakers from both sides, focusing on such issues as understanding and documentation of plant diversity, its conservation and sustainable exploitation, its education and awareness promotion and capacity building.
As part of UK-China Partners in Science, the event was organized by the CAS Kunming Institute of Botany and the CAS Institute of Botany in Beijing under the sponsorship of CAS, NSFC and Royal Society.
