Welcome to ConGRESS
ConGRESS will provide information and resources for biodiversity managers and policy makers in the nature conservation sector to encourage the use of genetic data and studies on species and populations in biodiversity projects.
Iberian Lynx - Photograph © Hector Garrido.
Lloydia Serotina
Gypaetus barbatus - Photograph © Gianfranco Scieghi
ConGRESS will provide a community-based web portal, comprising databases on experts including scientists and professional end-users, scientific publications, simulation and decision tools and genetic data for important European species of conservation concern. The project aims to operate at a regional level with special emphasis on improving capacity and awareness in regions of Europe where it may be particularly lacking today. By building a network of scientists, management and policy professionals, it is intended to establish a forum for the communication of ideas, experiences and to provide support which will enhance the conservation of European biodiversity and its evolutionary capacity for the future.
ConGRESS hopes to establish and inspire a new generation of conservation managers and policy makers who will be able to choose, apply and assess genetic information in biodiversity projects in the future.
This website will evolve through the ConGRESS project with new tools and resources being added throughout its lifetime.
Objectives
Find out more about the challenges that the CONGRESS Project seeks to address and how it hope to help improve genetic biodiversity.
Methodology
Discover how project partners are going to deliver the project and how you can get involved.
Expected results
Learn more about the tools and resources that will be developed as a result of the project and how they can help the conservation sector.
