Recent progress in conservation of threatened Spanish vascular flora: a critical review |
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Authors: | Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz Felipe Dom?&#x;nguez Lozano Helios Sainz Ollero |
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Institution: | a Departamento de Biolog?́a (Botánica), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spainb Área de Medio Ambiente, TRAGSA. Ctra. de Toledo, km 6,8. E-28916 Leganés (Madrid), Spainc Department of Environmental Science and Policy, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA |
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Abstract: | The transfer of legal responsibilities from the Central Government to the Autonomous Communities ended a tradition of paying little attention to endangered Spanish flora. The studies undertaken to implement the European Natura 2000 network, and to prepare regional ‘Red Data Books’ and lists of protected flora offered a much better view of which species were really at risk. As a consequence, a growing number of botanists is now involved in different aspects of conservation biology. The recent publication of a new Spanish Red List of vascular flora has provided the groundwork for the so-called ‘Threatened Flora Atlas’ project, which will update and homogenise the information on 500 taxa at risk. This project will produce a new Spanish Red Book and monitor the status of 40 selected species. The Spanish strategy for plant conservation is discussed, pointing out some deficiencies, such as the neglect of non-vascular taxa, the uneven and sometimes uncoordinated local policies and the uncertain future of some current initiatives. |
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Keywords: | Plant conservation Vascular flora Legislation Recovery plans Spain |
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