Probleme actuale privind accesul și utilizarea informației cu referire la conservarea ex situ a resurselor genetice vegetale în Republica Moldova

Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, Republic of MoldovaIntroduction. The rapid development of information technologies has provided challenges and opportunities for effective documentation of plant genetic resources (PGR). Access to information on PGR is essential for their conservation and sustainable utilization. Material and methods. Information System on PGR in Republic of Moldova – ReGen was created to manage the data on PGR conservation at the national level and represents unified system that includes three basic functional blocks: ex situ, in situ/on-farm. Results. The study resulted in an analysis of existing situation on information management of PGR ex situ conservation at national level, as well it highlighted the major challenges and constraints in this area. The priorities for ex situ conservation activities and related information were proposed. Conclusions. An integrated approach of ReGen information system seems to be the most adequate way to increase the possibility to manage more efficiently the existing information about germplasm collections at the national level, make more easily and available the data for users and use the appropriate conservation strategies.Introducere. Dezvoltarea accelerată a tehnologiilor informaționale a oferit noi provocări și oportunități pentru documentarea eficace a resurselor genetice vegetale (RGV). Accesul la informațiile despre RGV este esențial pentru conservarea și utilizarea durabilă a acestora. Material și metode. Sistemul informațional cu privire la RGV din Republica Moldova – ReGen a fost creat pentru a gestiona datele referitoare la conservarea RGV la nivel național, reprezentând un sistem unitar care include trei blocuri funcționale de bază: ex situ/in situ/on farm. Rezultate. Studiul s-a finalizat cu analiza situației existente în domeniul gestionării informațiilor a RGV conservate ex situ la nivel național, a evidențiat provocările majore și constrângerile din acest domeniu. Sunt propuse prioritățile pentru activitățile de conservare ex situ și informațiile aferente acestora. Concluzii. O abordare integrată a sistemului informațional ReGen este cea mai potrivită cale de gestionare eficientă a informațiilor aferente colecțiilor de germoplasmă vegetală existente la nivel național, ceea ce facilitează accesul utilizatorilor la datele de interes, precum și adoptarea de strategii de conservare adecvate

ConservePlants : an integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st century

Even though plants represent an essential part of our lives offering exploitational, supporting and cultural services, we know very little about the biology of the rarest and most threatened plant species, and even less about their conservation status. Rapid changes in the environment and climate, today more pronounced than ever, affect their fitness and distribution causing rapid species declines, sometimes even before they had been discovered. Despite the high goals set by conservationists to protect native plants from further degradation and extinction, the initiatives for the conservation of threatened species in Europe are scattered and have not yielded the desired results. The main aim of this Action is to improve plant conservation in Europe through the establishment of a network of scientists and other stakeholders who deal with different aspects of plant conservation, from plant taxonomy, ecology, conservation genetics, conservation physiology and reproductive biology to protected area's managers, not forgetting social scientists, who are crucial when dealing with the general public.peer-reviewe