ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Juniperus communis L.

Original name of the species in the project

Juniperus communis L.

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

BEL

Region

Area of action (km2)

10000

Protected status of the action area (National)

IV - Habitat/Species Management Area

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

F - Heathland, scrub and tundra

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

VU

Name of the project

LIFE14 IPE/BE/000002 Belgian Nature Intergrated Project - BNIP

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2015

Duration (years)

7

Main Institution

SPW Agriculture, Ressources naturelles et Environnement - SPW-ARNE

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

40

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

29 529 680

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

Both

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

2 - Determining species distribution

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Fence construction

Type of material

Cuttings

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

Unknown

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

110

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

>5000

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

www.life-bnip.be

References to outputs

Delescaille L.-M., 2015. Observations sur la régénération du genévrier commun (Juniperus communis L.) dans la région de Lesse et Lomme (communes de Tellin et Rochefort). Parcs Nationaux 70 (2): 16-25.

Delescaille L.-M., Frankard P. 2015. Le statut de conservation du genévrier commun (Juniperus communis L.) en Wallonie. Parcs Nationaux 70 (2): 4-15.

Delescaille L.-M., Frankard P. 2018. Plan d'action habitat 5130 - Formations à genévriers sur landes ou pelouses calcaires. SPW - Wallonie Environnement, LIFE BNIP, 25 pp., unpublished

Jacquemart A.-L., Buyens C., Delescaille L.-M., Van Rossum F. 2020. Using genetic evaluation to guide conservation of remnant Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae) populations. Plant Biology 23(1): 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13188

Notes

Partially financed by LIFE BNIP project but the budget dedicated to plant reintroductions has not been evaluated so far.

Contributor

Louis-Marie Delescaille

Contributor - contact

louismarie.delescaille@spw.wallonie.be

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