International DAAD-Alumni-Summer School "Recording, Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity - Implementation oriented Research"

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is providing financial support to

organize the international DAAD-Alumni Seminar "Recording, Monitoring and

Managing Biodiversity". It will take place at Kassel University from 28th September to 05th October 2009 in Witzenhausen, Germany.

The main topic of this Summer School is the demonstration and discussion of

classical morphological-systematic field methods and of molecular methods for

recording and characterization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

(PGRFA). The role of ex situ and in situ agrobiodiversity conservation concepts will

be discussed as well as conservation measures in governmental and non-

governmental organizations and institutions. The seminar will address the question

how recording and documentation of biodiversity in the home countries of the

applicants can contribute to the international concepts.

Please visit the Website www.agrar.uni-kassel.de/ink/ for more

information on the Summer School and on how to apply. If there are any further

question write to biodiversity@ditsl.org.