Plant Diversity Conservation in the Buffer Zone

• The project activities will secure the protection and the sound management of rare endemic species within the buffer zone.
• All the factors that threaten these plants and their habitats will be monitored and restrained.
• Complementary ex situ conservation of the targeted taxa will further secure their survival in the long-term.
• The project will promote public awareness on the importance of the conservation of the targeted species and biodiversity in general.
• Local people will be involved from an initial stage in the design and implementation of the plant micro-reserve conservation initiative, thus ensuring social acceptability and the sustainability of the project.

It is expected that this project will be a pilot effort towards the establishment of an islandwide network of PMRs in Cyprus, aiming at the conservation of the rich plant diversity of the island.