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Welcome to the latest Fascination of Plants Day news and events!
Events will be held worldwide on and around the international Fascination of Plants Day on 18th May 2022. There are a great many events due to take place across the globe. We are keen to spread the word about FoPD events in each country so that everyone can join us in sharing in and spreading the fascination of plants. Please send us news of your upcoming FoPD events to publish here or in our newsletter and on our social media channels.
Fascination of Plants 2021 in Ege University, Izmir, TURKEY
On 18 May 2021, several succesfull scientist from five different universities presented their studies on broadrange of plant science from plant genome editing tools to phylogeograpical studies to capture attention of students on plant science. A virtual tour of Ege University Botanical Garden was also included to fascinate atendees with plants. Access the event: https://biyoloji.ege.edu.tr/h-11144/plants_day_(18_mayis_2021).html […]
Take a seed in the Netherlands with Plantum
On 18 May 2021, you could follow the presentation ‘Take a seed” by Plantum. Programma Planten zijn de basis van ons leven. Het is fascinerend hoe we steeds meer te weten komen hoe ze functioneren en hoe ze ons ten dienste staan. Innovatie rond planten levert ook veel vragen op. Daarom voelt talkshowhost Jeroen Pauw […]
Celebration of FoPD 21 in Finland with Plants for the future
Access the videos explaining why plant research matters https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/news/science-news/fascination-of-plants-day-2021 Contact: Viikki Plant Science Centre (ViPS)/Karen Sims-Huopaniemi, [email protected] Follow organisers on social media: @Viikki_plants, @LifeSciHelsinki, @Agriforhelsinki (Twitter) Lumoudu kasveista, BYTDK, MMTDK (Facebook)
Discover the exhibition of Kelmė district Šedbarai Primary School-Multifunctional Center, Lithuania
Kelmė district Šedbarai Primary School-Multifunctional Center organized a virtual photo exhibition of preschool children, their parents (guardians) and teachers “Fascination of Plants Day” to commemorate the International Day of Plant Admiration. The exhibition was held from April 14 to May 14. We received 684 photos or photo collages, with plants blooming in our environment, from […]
Celebration of “Fascination of Plants Day” 2021 in Šeduva kindergarten, Lithuania
Since 2012, Šeduva kindergarten has annually joined the global “Fascination of Plants Day” initiative, an event initiated by EPSO that brings together plant researchers from around the world. The real “Fascination of Plants Day” is May 18, when the whole world commemorates “Fascination of Plants Day”. The kindergarten in Šeduva organized an international festival of […]
Celebration of Fascination of Plants Day 2021 at Klaipeda University Botanical Garden in Lithuania
As every year, we invited you to the traditional spring event at the KU Botanical Garden. What awaited you? The staff of KU Botanical Garden introduced new activities and plant stories. 🌼 Klaipėda Puppet Theater revealed secrets in education “Puppet Theater Magic” (16.30). 🌼The Curonian Spit National Park told everything about molluscs by introducing a […]