ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Juniperus foetidissima Willd.

Original name of the species in the project

Juniperus foetidissima Willd.

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

CYP

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.09

Protected status of the action area (National)

II - National Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

LIFE10 NAT/CY/000717 Improving the conservation status of the prioroty habitat type 9560* (Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.) in Cyprus - JUNIPERCY

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2012

Duration (years)

3.5

Main Institution

Department of Forests of Republic of Cyprus

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

1

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

25

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 181 922

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

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

13 - Fence erection

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

5 - Plant reinforcement

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

10 - Habitat protection

11 - Fence construction

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

135

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

35 kg

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

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

2400

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4069

References to outputs

FINAL Report. 2015. JUNIPERCY: Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat type 9560*

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species.

Contributor

Constantinos Kounnamas

Contributor - contact

res.kc@frederick.ac.cy

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