Richness of Madeira’s flora and measures undertaken by Madeira’s Botanical Garden to preserve the endemic and endangered species

Need for environmental education

The Mediterranean region as a biodiversity hotspot, largely maintained by traditional farming

	The need to look at the consequences of the changes in these practices (intensification/field abandonment) on biodiversity.
	need to cover components of biodiversity such as insects and vascular plants (other than birds)
	need for long-term and large scale studies as the results obtained over limited spatial and temporal scales may not be easy to extrapolate
	Need to look at effects of the application of agricultural regulations on biodiversity.

Conservation of biodiversity is also conservation of genetic (intraspecific) biodiversity

	Need of more genetic studies to reveal this diversity
	Use this information to better preserve this diversity
	Increase these studies in Southern Europe because that’s where the higher diversity seems to be

Case of bats as an example of link between land use and species conservation

need to more studies on life and habits of species to be able to protect them

Marine ecosystems dynamics, deep and oceanic (seamounts, hydrothermal vents and abyssal plains).

	Studies of pelagic and mesopelagic ecosystems.
	Monitoring and mapping of biodiversity and habitats at large scale
	Need to concentrate efforts on the Atlantic

Survey of the unique natural patrimony of the Azores and the effort of Nature Conservation in these islands
   

The financial instruments respecting agriculture and fisheries have a great impact on biodiversity and the research costs concerning the impact should be included on those instruments.
   

The biodiversity conservation is very dependent on the scientific knowledge availability. It is important to increase the support to conservation biology.