Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
2011 MEDECOS XII. Los Angeles, California. Theme: Linking Science With
Resource Management
MEDECOS conferences have always been informally arranged by consensus
opinion of participants at the previous conference. At MEDECOS X a vote was
taken to formally establish an organization to be named the International Society
of Mediterranean Ecologists (acronym ISOMED).
Other organizations that have taken an active interest in the study and manage-
ment of MTC ecosystems include the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) whose 2004 “Malibu Declaration” is a call-to-arms in response to
the “rampant urbanization” that threatens natural areas in these MTC regions
