Thanks go to Adam Mertel, Ilona Knollová, all the data contributors and the Biodiversa+ grant scheme.

The application has been prepared within the MOTIVATE project (www.motivate-biodiversity.eu): it should motivate vegetation scientists to go to white spots in the map and conduct vegetation surveys or resurveys there.

You can select plots using a filtering form or drawing an area in the map, explore plot metadata and export the list of selected plots with their metadata.
[Note that it can take some time to upload data after the first opening.]

We wrapped up with the IAVS General Assembly & heartfelt goodbyes.
💚 Thank you to all—see you at #IAVS2026 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain! 🌍✨
#VegetationScience #GreeleySymposium

🌟 The morning culminated in the Honorary Membership Award Talk by Milan Chytrý (Masaryk University, Czech Republic) —an inspiring start to the week!
Let the symposium begin!
#IAVS2025

Beyond his scientific achievements, Professor Pignatti was known for his kindness, generosity, and unwavering support of young scientists. He will be greatly missed.

His profound contributions to botany, vegetation science and ecological research have left an enduring legacy. Among other works, he was the esteemed author of Flora d'Italia, a monumental work that has guided generations of botanists and ecologists.

Under his leadership, this group created what he called a "new spirit of phytosociology", an environment for active and friendly international collaboration in vegetation survey. For many years, he hosted the annual meetings of the European Vegetation Survey in the Botanical Garden of Rome.

Professor Pignatti was a former President of the International Association for Vegetation Science and the founder of the Working Group European Vegetation Survey in 1992.

He was one of the founders and long-time secretary of the European Vegetation Survey and contributed to all the major activities of the group. He educated and inspired many people in the UK and Europe.