FlorIntegral

"FlorIntegral - integrated protection. in situ i ex situ Rare, endangered and priority species of flora on the territory of Poland"

www.florintegral.pl

 

The project has received funding under the Infrastructure and Environment Operational Program 2014-2020, Priority Axis II Environmental Protection, including adaptation to climate change, Measure 2.4 Nature Conservation and Environmental Education, Project type 2.4.1 Conservation in situ or ex situ endangered species and natural habitats, project subtype 2.4.1a Good practice activities related to the protection of endangered species and natural habitats, in the amount of PLN 5,121,715.50. The cost of implementation of the entire project is PLN 6,025,547.67. The share of the project funding from the European Union is 85%. Also participating in the FlorIntegral project is the Silesian Botanical Garden - Union of Associations, based in Mikolow, which acts as an entity authorized to incur eligible costs.

The aim of the project is the active protection of the vegetation cover, including communities and species of the flora of Poland through the implementation of a large-scale plan of integrated active protection measures in situ i ex situ selected species and their habitats. The project binds together and in a complementary way combines the spectrum of good practices used in active conservation enriched by the knowledge gained through our previous research on effective conservation of genetic diversity of selected species of high conservation status in Poland. A comprehensive, multifaceted approach to the problem of plant species conservation is expressed in the two-pronged, mutually compatible assumptions of the project:

  • comprehensive protection ex situ selected rare and endangered plant species through effective and long-term preservation of seeds under cryogenic conditions (seed bank) and establishment of a DNA bank for these species.
  • integration of protection methods ex situ i in situ for safeguarding the genetic diversity of selected plant species and their habitats, including those of priority importance for the EU's natural resources, through their restoration and improvement of their habitat.

In detail, the project will carry out the following activities:

  • Collection of seeds and leaves of 31 species of rare and endangered plants in Poland (13 provinces). Among them are according to the Polish Red List of Plants and the Polish Red Book) 2 species extinct in natural sites (EW), 11 species critically endangered (CR), 6 species endangered (EN), 8 species vulnerable (VU), 4 species near threatened (NT) and included in the Habitats Directive.

List of all rare and endangered plant species included in the FlorIntegral project:

Multiplication and subsequent restoration in natural sites of selected species:

  • bellflower (Adenophora liliifolia) - Kampinos National Park (Mazowieckie voivodeship)
  • marsh celery (Apium repens) - Natura 2000 areas: Pojezierze Gnieźnieńskie and Ostoja Przemęcka (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship), Ujście Odry and Zalew Szczeciński (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship),
  • Area-unprotected sites in Wierzbno and Szreniawa (Lubuskie province)
  • black coot (Veratrum nigrum) - Natura 2000 areas: Łabunie and Uroczyska Lasów Strzeleckiech (Lublin Province)
  • John's holly (Stipa joannis) - Natura 2000 areas: Trzęślicowe Meadows in Folusz and Ostoja Barcińsko-Gąsawska (kujawsko-pomorskie province).
  • blue carnation (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) - Podlesice (Silesian voivodeship)
  • large-flowered anemone (Anemone sylvestris) - Ojcowski National Park (małopolskie voivodeship)
  • early sedge (Carex praecox) - Ojcow National Park
  • Siberian bellflower (Camplanula sibirica) - Ojcow National Park

The activities will be accompanied by the conduct of project website and profiles on social networks, informing about the idea of the project, the scope of work and the progress made in it. It is planned to prepare adequate promotional materials (flyers, brochures) and informational materials for current conferences, and ultimately an exhibition at the PAN Botanical Garden - CZRB in Powsin presenting the team's work on the project in the form of posters and a brochure summarizing the project.

REPORTING IRREGULARITIES THAT MAY AFFECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONAL PROGRAM

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Development has provided a mechanism for anonymous reporting of potential abuses and irregularities in projects implemented with the support of the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment. The mechanism makes it possible to signal irregularities via e-mail address:

nadużycia.POIS@mir.gov.pl or via a special form http://www.pois.gov.pl/nieprawidlowosci.