Botanists of the twenty-first century
Subtitle: roles, challenges and opportunities
Contributors: Blackmore, Stephen; Riera, Bernard; Rakotoarisoa, Noëline R.; Blackmore, Stephen; Riera, Bernard
Publisher: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Published: 2016
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: The environment
Description: This book is the compilation of presentations made at the Conference. At the beginning
botany had a very wide scope which diversified and specialized in the twentieth
century. Advances in technology (genetic engineering, geographic information
systems, bioinformatics, modeling, etc.), the growing interest of the private sector,
the recognition of local and indigenous knowledge, the need for teamwork and a
multidisciplinary approach, the advent of citizen science, education and communication
are among the topics that were discussed during the Conference.
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