Fascinating Plants
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Fascination of Plants Day 2015
The 3rd global Fascination of Plants Day will be celebrated on Monday May 18th 2015
so watch this space to see what events will be going on in Ireland and
if you are anywhere else in the world check out the EPSO webpages www.plantday12.eu to see what is going on near you!
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Fascination of Plants day 2013!
Fascination of Plants Day will be celebrated on Saturday May 18th 2013 so watch this space to see what events will be going on in Ireland and if you are anywhere else in the world check out the EPSO webpages www.plantday12.eu to see what is going on near you, there are 50 countries (so far) involved in Fascination of Plants Day!
Monday, 14 May 2012
May
18, 2012: the first and international
Fascination of Plants Day
Fascination of Plants Day
This
Friday, May 18, the fascination and importance of having plants on our planet
will be in the spotlight worldwide. Launched under the umbrella of the European
Plant Science Organization (EPSO, Brussels), the Fascination of Plants Day has been adopted by 39 countries, 29 from
Europe and 10 from North- and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa. More
than 500 institutions - ranging from botanical gardens to plant research centres
- are hosting different kinds of public and media events which are all closely
related to basic plant science, agricultural research, environmental
conservation, biodiversity, education and arts. The public as well as
journalists and the media are invited to attend press conferences, to explore
laboratories or to visit greenhouses, field stations or field sites, museums, and
other exhibitions. People will have the opportunity to talk with plant
scientists and discuss basic and applied research in plant biology.
Mission and Background of
the Fascination of Plants Day
The
coordinated activity of the Fascination
of Plants Day will plant virtual and constantly germinating seeds in the
collective mind of the European and World Public recalling that plant science
is of critical significance to the social, environmental and economic landscape
now and into the future. Plants are unique organisms. They can produce sugars
just from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. This ability to directly
synthesize their own food has enabled plants to successfully colonize, adapt
to, and diversify within almost every niche on the planet and biologists
estimate the total number of plant species to be about 250000. These abilities
make plants the primary producers of biomass providing animals and mankind with
food, feed, paper, medicine, chemicals, energy, and an enjoyable landscape.
For more information worldwide see: http://www.plantday12.eu/
Events in Ireland are listed on the Blog and at: http://www.plantday12.eu/ireland.htm
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