Dr Juli CAUJAPÉ-CASTELLS

Director and Researcher head, Jardín Botánico Canario "Viera y Clavijo"-Unidad Asociada al CSIC

I investigate problems related to the origins, diversity and conservation of Macaronesian and other insular floras using multidisciplinary approaches that involve genetic information, and the integration of DNA banking and molecular data in taxonomic ID and biodiversity management. My research group participates in the formulation of science-based in situ and ex situ conservation objectives for the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (the local administration of this island), and the IUCN SSC Macaronesian Islands Plant Specialist Group. We also develop digital tools and computer games that facilitate the dissemination of the existing knowledge about the Canarian flora and the value of research approaches in the conservation of the rich and endangered oceanic floras of Macaronesia.