Thematic Working Group on Plant Biodiversity of the Past

The Thematic Working Group on Plant Biodiversity of the Past (TWG-PBP) was established in 2023 within the BRAIN network. Its primary aim is to advance knowledge of past plant diversity and its changes over time in Italy and across the wider Mediterranean region. The TWG-PBP was created in cooperation with the Group of Palynology and Palaeobotany of the Italian Society of Botany (GPP-SBI) and LifeWatch Italy to define strategic development lines of the network, including data sharing and collaborative research on past human-plant interactions derived from the BRAIN floristic lists covering the last 12,000 years.

+ TWG-PBP members

+ Annual meetings

+ Guidelines and Dictionaries

+ The former BRAIN network