Dear Colleagues, I hope you and relatives are fine. Following the postponement of the 2020' conference due to COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to announce that the international conference entitled "_AIR POLLUTION THREATS TO PLANT ECOSYSTEMS_" will be held in Paphos (Cyprus) on May 17-21, 2021. All needed sanitary directives will be implemented on site. Due to exceptional conditions, up-do-date information will be regularly released by emails. Air pollution and climate change remain a persistent threat to plant ecosystems, urging for international cooperation and unified research efforts. This international event is co-organized by the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPER_MED_), the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) and the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP VEGETATION). The conference, for THE FIRST TIME COMBINING THREE EVENTS, will serve as an excellent example of effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution and plant ecosystems. DO NOT MISS THIS CORNERSTONE of international science. The CAPER_med_ IV meeting will be held on 17-18 May 2021, back-to-back with the 3rd International Conference on "_Ozone and Plant Ecosystems_" and the 30th international biennial conference of the IUFRO Research Group on "_Air pollution and climate change_" on 17-21 May 2021. DEADLINES Deadline for abstract submission: 15TH JANUARY 2021 Early registration: till 15TH MARCH 2021 MAIN SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE _CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems_ 1a. Monitoring, biomonitoring and modeling: advances and limitations 1b. From the organism to the ecosystem: impact of pollution and climate change 1c. Environmental policies, human health and sustainability _Air pollution and climate change effects on plant ecosystems: from cell to ecosystem_ 2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change 3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling and risk assessment 4. Atmospheric deposition: consequences for plant ecosystems 5. Crops and trees: productivity and ecological processes 6. Genetic, biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying stress responses of plant ecosystems KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PROF. JOS LELIEVELD will join the conference talking about "_Climate change and air pollution, __the current and future challenges_". PROF. NADINE UNGER - "_Air pollution effects on the carbon cycle in a changing world_". PROF. XAVIER QUEROL - "_Ozone pollution in Western Mediterranean region_". PROF. ZHAOZHONG FENG - "_Effects of ozone pollution on Chinese woody plants: an overview_". FOR MORE DETAILS NEW WEBSITE: http://cyprus2021.com/ [1] CONTACT: Dr. Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard(a)arches-conseils.fr) TWITTER: @PlantsPollution Best regards Pierre -- -------------------------------------- DR PIERRE SICARD Air pollution & forests International Union of Forest Research Organizations Deputy R.G "_Air Pollution and Climate Change"_ Links: ------ [1] http://cyprus2021.com/