Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Conservation of Some Restricted Endemic Plants from Galichica National Park, North Macedonia

Grantee Name: Macedonian Biological Society

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: North Macedonia
Amount: $29,982
Dates: May 2020 – Jan 2022
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Education, Ex situ conservation, Geographic Information Systems, Monitoring and evaluation, Protected Areas, Species Conservation, Youth

Assessment of the status of endemic and steno-endemic plant species, inhabiting the National Park mountain Galichica and mapping their geographical distribution. Support integration of plant conservation into the future management plan of national park. Conducting seed collection and ex-situ protection of threatened plant species in Botanical Garden in Skopje. Building capacity of students and young experts and raising awareness of local community about plant diversity.

Strategic Direction :

4 Strengthen the engagement of civil society to support the conservation of plants that are critically endangered or have highly restricted ranges

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Conservation of Some Restricted Endemic Plants from Galichica National Park, North Macedonia

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