John Akeroyd, Alexandru Sabin BJohn Akeroyd, Alexandru Sabin Bădărăuădărău

on behalf of Adept Foundation Romania, on behalf of Adept Foundation Romania, Săcele Săcele -- SaschizSaschiz

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Characteristic but not rare species which however Characteristic but not rare species which however due to sheep overgrazing are soon to become very due to sheep overgrazing are soon to become very rare as rare as ““anticultural relicsanticultural relics””: : Salvia nutans, Echium Salvia nutans, Echium maculatum, Serratula radiata, Crambe tataria, maculatum, Serratula radiata, Crambe tataria, Peucedanum tauricum, etc.Peucedanum tauricum, etc.

Very rare species like Very rare species like Centaurea ruthenica, Centaurea ruthenica, Bulbocodium versicolor, Serratula wolffii, Nepeta Bulbocodium versicolor, Serratula wolffii, Nepeta ucranica, etcucranica, etc some of them not even considered in some of them not even considered in the Romanian flora books as very rare as they the Romanian flora books as very rare as they really are, but considered as really are, but considered as ““sporadicalsporadical””: : Goniolimon tataricum, Centaurea trinervia, Goniolimon tataricum, Centaurea trinervia, Peucedanum latifolium, Peucedanum officinale, Peucedanum latifolium, Peucedanum officinale, etc.etc.

The stupidity of the list of The stupidity of the list of ‘’‘’prioritary speciesprioritary species’’’’

Sheep overgrazing expanded round the year in Sheep overgrazing expanded round the year in the last 20 years is the worst danger for the the last 20 years is the worst danger for the former hayfields. The ruderalization processes former hayfields. The ruderalization processes and the banalization of the flora and fauna and the banalization of the flora and fauna accelerate the loss rate of the native accelerate the loss rate of the native populations of plant and invertebrate species. populations of plant and invertebrate species.

The bad ideas of the first agronomers The bad ideas of the first agronomers transmitted to the farmerstransmitted to the farmers

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Centaurea jacea Centaurea jacea –– phrygia groupphrygia group

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The Natura 2000 sites and classic natural The Natura 2000 sites and classic natural reservations are more or less effectivereservations are more or less effective

The microreservers The microreservers –– an example from an example from Bulgarian fellows for the critical spots and Bulgarian fellows for the critical spots and native rare species populationsnative rare species populations

despite the efforts, amounts of money spent, conferences and meetings... the coming generations will name our years “the time of great losses in biodiversity”?