This web page provides news about current and future activities of EMA members, and about other current and future mycological activities of interest to members of the EMA. If you have news you would like posted on this web page, please send it to the EMASecretary. Current and future activities of the EMA itself can be viewed on a separate page. It is also possible to view archived earlier news items.
10 – 16 December 2007. International Conference: World Fungi 2007. The 1st World-wide Conference on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Fungi. Córdoba, Spain. An impressive programme, already featuring many big names in the world of fungal conservation, including several EMA members. The Conference is offering a total of 225 grants for participants, of which 75 are specifically reserved for members of mycological associations, 75 for members of rural development and agricultural groups, and 75 for students. The grants cover the €300 registration fee, but do not cover travel or food and accommodation. For further information, see the Conference website. [activity posted 18 October 2007]
Guidance for Conservation of Macrofungi in Europe. The Association's Conservation Body, the ECCF recently submitted a report with this title to the Council for Europe in Strasbourg. This is a major step forward, as it represents perhaps the first time that fungi have been recognized as organisms meriting conservation at a European level: congratulations to all who worked to prepare this report! ECCF Chairman, Dr Beatrice Senn-Irlet will make a presentation about this document to representatives of the Bern Convention in November. A copy of the report can be downloaded from the ECCF website (Guidance for Conservation of Macrofungi in Europe). [activity posted 22 October 2007]
