Symposium Themes

  1. Taxonomy and Systematics of African Plants, Algae and Fungi
    [Systematics or taxonomic studies on plants (flowering plants, bryophytes, pteridophytes), algae, and fungi of Africa]
     
  2. Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Algae and Fungi
    [Evolutionary biology and biogeography of plants, algae and fungi]
     
  3. Useful Plants and Fungi of Africa
    [Taxonomy and sustainable utilisation of useful plants, algae and fungi, or crop wild relatives of Africa]
     
  4. Ethnobotany and Language
    [Traditional knowledge of useful plants, algae and fungi of Africa]
     
  5. Digital advances in Taxonomy and Identification of African plants and Fungi
    [Online taxonomy tools,  digitisation of collections, automated identification tools, field data collection, citizen science]
     
  6. Progress on African Floras
    [Updates on progress of Floras, including online/collaborative projects]
     
  7. Biodiversity Conservation in Africa: prioritisation planning and practice
    [In-situ and ex-situ conservation, spatial prioritisation and applications, with focus on plants, algae and fungi of Africa]
     
  8. Ecological restoration
    [Sourcing, growing and planting (restoration and reforestation) and good practice]
     
  9. Ecology and Vegetation
    [Ecology of species and ecosystem studies]
     
  10. Aquatic macrophytes of Africa and Madagascar
    [Freshwater macrophytes of Africa and Madagascar]
     
  11. Invasive Plants of Africa and Madagascar
    [Invasive plants, control and management]
     
  12. Medicinal Plants
    [Identification and conservation]
     
  13. Other