Invasive plants identification workshop

July 31, 2021

The La Palma Biosphere Reserve developed a workshop aimed at the identification of invasive or potentially invasive plants, under the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA, project coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, with the support of the Environment and Emergencies Department of the Council of Island of La Palma. This workshop, tutored by the botanist Miguel Antonio Padrón Mederos, was also backed by the Canary Islands' Early Warning Network for the Detection of Invasive Alien Species (RedEXOS).

The event gathered 25 professionals (agents, guides and technical staff) belonging to the Council of Island of La Palma, Caldera de Taburiente National Park, Customs and Civil Guard. In the latter case, attendees belonged to both the Nature Protection Squad (SEPRONA) and the Tax and Customs Service, in charge of border inspection duties.

Photo: Reserva da Biosfera de La Palma

With the financial support of the LIFE Programme of the European Union.

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