[IUFRO RG 8.04.00] Cyprus 2021 - Conference "Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems”

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the international conference entitled “Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems” will be held in Paphos (Cyprus) on 11-15 October 2021. This international event is co-organized by the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPERmed), 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 CAPERmed IV meeting will be held on, 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 11-14 October 2021. A full-day excursion is planned on 15th October 2021. All useful information are available online: https://cyprus2021.com<https://antiphishing.acri-cwa.fr/proxy/v3?i=SGI0Y… Deadlines Deadline for abstract submission : 1st September, 2021 All abstracts "accepted" in 2020 remain "accepted", a revised version can be sent by 1st September 2021. Early registration : till 15th September, 2021 Late registration : from 16th September, 2021 No on-site registration Sessions The main sessions of the conference are: 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 COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus All needed sanitary directives will be implemented on site. Due to exceptional conditions, up-do-date information will be regularly released by emails. Epidemiological risk assessment and information concerning flights from/to the Republic of Cyprus can be found https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/eng<https://antiphishing.acri-cwa.fr/… Vaccinated passengers who hold a valid vaccination certificate from the public authorities of the countries referred below, regardless of their nationality, will be able to travel to the Republic of Cyprus, from any country, without having the obligation to meet the prerequisites of the corresponding country category (e.g. RT-PCR laboratory tests, self-isolation, quarantine etc., or issuance of a special permission to enter the country). Vaccinated passengers still have to complete, within 48 hours before their last departure flight to Cyprus, the necessary application form and obtain a CyprusFlightPass by visiting the link www.cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/vaccinated-fly-request<https://antiphishi…request&k=dFBm>.