3^rd Workshop 2009

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 3^rd meeting of the working group ‘Weeds and biodiversity’, which will be held in Lleida, Spain, 12 and 13 March 2009. The meeting immediately follows the workshop of the working group ‘Physical and mechanical weed control’ in Zaragoza and we invite all to participate in both.

The aim of the meeting is to bring together people who are involved in research, extension or the evaluation and preparation of environmental schemes with regard to the conservation of biodiversity in and services provided by agro-ecosystems. The purpose is to exchange results, experiences, and information, establish networks, and stimulate discussions. Please check here regularly for new information on the meeting.

We will build on the themes identified during the successful 2nd meeting of the working group in Salem, 2007, and invite you to contribute to the following categories:
1) cropping systems and plant biodiversity
2) field margins and plant biodiversity
3) functional biodiversity and seed predation
4) quantifying biodiversity, bio-indicators
5) (inter)national environmental schemes and agro-environmental politics
6) other
The last category is intended to encourage and host contributions that do not fit into the five regular themes.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and hope you will be able to join us in Lleida!