TransPlant: Integral cross-border protection of Natura 2000 plant species and habitats

The TransPlant project aims to develop conservation guidelines and measures for three plant species in Natura 2000 sites: Cerastium dinaricum, Arabis scopoliana and Serratula lycopifolia. These species thrive in the cross-border area between Slovenia and Croatia, and common conservation strategies are needed to ensure their long-term conservation. Active conservation measures, both in-situ and ex-situ, based on knowledge of the species' distribution and an understanding of the impact of climate change in the future, will be used to develop a long-term strategy for their conservation. This will focus on understanding the biology, population genetics and reproductive status of the populations. The strategy will be developed in collaboration with stakeholders, space users and the interested public. The project, which will be led by the Natural History Museum Rijeka, has been developed in cooperation with eight partners from Slovenia and Croatia.