Arqus Verde webinar series – session 4: Climate change and species conservation: scenarios for collections and translocations

On 26 May at 11:00 CEST, the fourth session of the Arqus Verde webinar series will take place, featuring Sarah Bürli from the University of Graz. The session will focus on the species conservation.

Climate change is (re)shaping the foundations of species conservation and challenging traditional strategies for plant collections and transalocations. This webinar will explore how climate change influence the selection of priority species and conservation planning.

It will address approaches to testing plant tolerance to heat, drought, and other climate-induced stresses, and examine the growing debate around assisted migration, including its ecological, ethical, and legal implications.

Registration is open to the general public, but it is essential if you wish to take part. Only those who have registered will receive the link to access the online session.

Finally, the session highlights the evolving role of botanical gardens as living climate laboratories, supporting research, experimentation, and adaptive conservation strategies for threatened species in a rapidly changing world.

The last webinar in this Arqus Verde series, entitled Linking in situ and ex situ: Cooperation between botanical gardens and Natura 2000, will be held on 16 June 2026 (the time is still to be confirmed).

Contact arqus-verde@arqus-alliance.eu for any further information.