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The current effort to conserve the Mascarene floral diversity Historic Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E xsitu Othe r pro je c ts T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity Pr e se nt situation Pr

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The current effort to conserve the Mascarene floral diversity

Historic Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity Pr e se nt situation Pr e se nt situation

82 (45) 43 (36) 65% 125 (81) Snails 33 (4) 4 (1) 14% 37 (5) Butterflies 12 (11) 5 (5) 94% 17 (16) Reptiles 12 (9) 18 (15) 80% 30 (24) Birds 3 (1) 2 (1) 40% 5 (2) Mammals 594 (269) 77 (42) 46% 671 (311) Angiosperms1 Number of extant species Number of extinct species % species endemic Number of native species

594 (269) 77 (42) 46% 671 (311) Angiosperms

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity Pr e se nt situation Pr e se nt situation Se r ie s of me a sur e s put in plac e to r e duc e the r ate of loss of native flor a biodive rsity In- Situ me asur e s E x- Situ me asur e s

Histo ric Pre se nt situation I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity In- Situ me asur e s In- Situ me asur e s Conservation Management Areas 11 CMA’s 60 he c tar e s

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Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n In situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

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T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity Micro Management

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n In situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity E x- Situ me asur e s E x- Situ me asur e s T he Native Plant Pr

  • pa gation Ce ntr

e T he Se e d Bank F ie ld Ge ne Banks Ar bor e tums

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity T he Native Plant Pr

  • pa gation Ce ntr

e T he Native Plant Pr

  • pa gation Ce ntr

e

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity T he Gr e e nhouse T he Gr e e nhouse

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Pre pa ra tio n Ro o m Mist Cha mb e r

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity T he Shade house and F e r ne ry T he Shade house and F e r ne ry

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Pandanus mac r istigma Mic r

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ium punctatum

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flowe r ing pla nts propag ate d with a pr

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3500 pe r ye ar Ar

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ke pt in the c olle c tion with more tha n 20 spe c ie s propag ate d by spor e s

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bulbuls

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

29 of the 50 most c r itic ally e nda ng e re d plants propag ate d

T he Shade house and F e r ne ry T he Shade house and F e r ne ry H e lic hrysum maur itianum Pile a tr ilo bata

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T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity Ar bor e tum / F ie ld ge ne Bank Ar bor e tum / F ie ld ge ne Bank Cr inium maur itianum Pandanus ic e r yi

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity R e - introduc tion R e - introduc tion Bac k In Conse r vation manage me nt ar e a s Isle ts

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity R e - introduc tion R e - introduc tion

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

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lat Island T he c urre nt e ffo rts to c o nse rve the Ma sc a re ne flo ra l dive rsity R e - introduc tion R e - introduc tion Bac k In Conse r vation manage me nt ar e a s Isle ts Ar bor e tum Public Awar e ne ss

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Mille nnium Se e d Ba nk Pro je c t

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Mille nnium Se e d Ba nk Pro je c t Major aims Major aims Colle c t and c onse r ve 10% of the wor ld Colle c t and c onse r ve 10% of the wor ld’ ’s se e d s se e d-

  • be ar

ing flora be ar ing flora (24,000 sp.), pr inc ipally fr

  • m the

(24,000 sp.), pr inc ipally fr

  • m the dryla nds

dryla nds, by the ye a r 2010. , by the ye a r 2010. De ve lop bilate r a l r e se ar c h, tr aining and c apac ity De ve lop bilate r a l r e se ar c h, tr aining and c apac ity-

  • building

building r e lationships worldwide in or de r to suppor t and to advanc e r e lationships worldwide in or de r to suppor t and to advanc e the se e d c onse r vation e ffor t. the se e d c onse r vation e ffor t.

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

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MSBP Country Partnerships MSBP Country Partnerships

  • China

China

  • Australia

Australia

  • Chile, Mexico, U.S.A

Chile, Mexico, U.S.A

  • Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

  • Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar,

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, Tanzania,

  • Less formal partnerships, e.g. Canada, Italy

Less formal partnerships, e.g. Canada, Italy

Mauritius Mauritius “E x situ c onse r

vation of the r ar e and thr e ate ne d plants

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itius” T he Maur itian pr

  • je c t

T he Maur itian pr

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T

  • se e d-bank 300 native spe c ie s ove r

thr e e ye ar s in a national e x situ se e d storag e fac ility in Ma ur itius. T

  • study g e r

mination c onstr aints of the rare st spe c ie s at the MSBP, to aid the ir r e c ove ry pr

  • gramme s.

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e ase the numbe r

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pe ople tr aine d in pla nt c onse r vation te c hnique s in Ma ur itius in orde r to a c hie ve CBD tar g e ts.

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Cor e T e am T he Cor e T e am

Mario Pushpa Nabihah Rangit

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Major loc al Sta ke holde rs T he Major loc al Sta ke holde rs

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Se e d L ab T he Se e d L ab

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Colle c ting Colle c ting

T

  • c olle c t at the e nd of

the pr

  • je c t at le ast two

populations for e a c h spe c ie s c olle c te d

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Cle aning Cle aning Cle aning

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Cle aning Cle aning Cle aning Small se e ds are c le a ne d using the se e d blowe r

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Drying Drying

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F

  • r

e ve ry 1% r e duc tion in se e d moistur e c onte nt, se e d life span double s. Se e ds ar e drie d at 20°C and 15% R H Drying Drying

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Se aling Se aling

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Banking Banking

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Se e d stor e at -20°C

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Banking Banking Drie d Se e ds ar e se nt to by DHL to E ngla nd

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Ge rmination te sting Ge rmination te sting

X-ray analysis Ge r mination te sting

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

He r bar ium vouc he rs He r bar ium vouc he rs

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

Othe r Pr

  • je c ts

Othe r Pr

  • je c ts

Histo ric Pre se nt situatio n I n situ E x–situ Othe r pro je c ts

T he Pr

  • te c te d Are a Ne twor

k

Plate for me sc ie ntifique de r é fé r e nc e s de s e spè c e s vé gé tale s me nac é e s de s île s Ma sc ar e igne s T he F ixon Conse r vation Manage me nt Ar e a