ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Juniperus phoenicea L.

Original name of the species in the project

Juniperus phoenicea L.

Family

Cupressaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

CYP

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.009

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

410

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

4 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

5123

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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