International scientific and practical conference «The 5th Symposium on EuroAsian Biodiversity (SEAB-2021)»

7/12/2021

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International scientific and practical conference «The 5th Symposium on EuroAsian Biodiversity (SEAB-2021)» was held from July 1 to July 3 in a hybrid format (online and offline, at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the building of the Al-Farabi Library) and online in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (Turkey) .

This international conference has been attended to date by 153 participants from 4 Continents such as Asia, Europe, America and Australia.

During the preparation of this event, more than 150 applications for participation were received, on the basis of which a compilation of theses with a volume of 292 pages was published for the opening, including 53 poster and 77 oral reports from 21 countries — Kazakhstan, Turkey, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Austria, Germany, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Vietnam, Latvia, Australia, Pakistan, China, Japan, Hungary, Spain and USA.

The plenary session of the conference was held in two stages. In the first part of the plenary session, 5 reports were presented by scientists who made a huge contribution to the study of the problem of biodiversity conservation on the planet:

  1.   Rector of Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey
  2.  Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Biodiversity Institute Adjunct Professor of Conservation Biology, CQUniversity Australia
    1.   Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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      2.   - Lecturer of Management of Aquatic Resources: Marine Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy and  

The wide geography of the participants confirms the relevance of the topic of the conference and the issues considered within its framework. This conference allowed to take stock of the issues of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the world on a wide range of issues united in 4 sections.

Studies of key plant and animal species allow scientists to draw conclusions about the state of the ecosystem as a whole, assess the impact of climate warming and anthropogenic pollution on fragile nature. Some data which are presented on the impact of human activity on biodiversity can be taken into account when planning economic activities and developing new innovative solutions for doing socially responsible business around the world.

The organizers of the conference express special gratitude to all participants of the plenary session for the provided relevant and interesting reports and express deep gratitude to the heads of organizations and their divisions who delegated their representatives to participate in the conference and special gratitude to each participant who found the opportunity to participate in the oral, poster session and absentee participation in the conference during a pandemic.