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Symposium Themes
1 Biogeography - Fauna and Flora
2 Conservation, Sustainable Development and Ecotourism
3 Endemism and Genetic Diversity
4 Invasive Species
5 Island Ecosystems (including geothermal)
6 Biodiversity and Global ChangeKeynote speakers
International experts will address symposium themes as keynote speakers:Biogeography - Fauna and Flora: Oceanic Environments and their Impact on Plant Distribution. Professor Robert Crawford, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Conservation, Sustainable Development and Ecotourism: Sustainable Ecotourism on Islands, with Special Reference to Whale Watching and Marine Protected Areas and Sanctuaries for Cetaceans. Erich Hoyt, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
Endemism and Genetic Diversity: Recent Plant Speciation in Britain and Ireland. Dr R. Abbott, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Invasive Species: Control and Management of Invasive Plants. Professor Max Wade, Ecoscope Applied Ecologists, Richmond, England.
Island Ecosystems (including geothermal): Terrestrial Ecosystems on Svalbard. Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir, University Center in Svalbard, Norway.
Biodiversity and Global change: Adequacy of surrogate taxa in assessing likely responses of biota to global change. Professor Tom Bolger, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Workshop: EU Framework Directives Application of the Water Framework Directive to Atlantic Islands. Dr Samantha Hughes, Laboratorio Regional de Engenharia Civil and Centre for Macaronesian Studies, Funchal, Madeira.