Sunday 29 March, 10:30 & 13:00

Creating Herbarium Specimens to Preserve Biodiversity

This workshop examines the traditional craft of preparing herbarium specimens to document and conserve biodiversity. It explains specimen selection, pressing, mounting and labeling techniques, and how herbarium collections support taxonomic research, ecological monitoring and conservation planning. Participants will gain practical understanding of standard methods, the scientific value of preserved specimens, and how meticulous specimen curation reveals long-term changes in species distribution and environmental conditions.

Chemin de l'Impératrice 1,
1292 Chambésy
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