Representatives of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden have participated in the 11th Ethnobotany Conference in Catalan -held from 3 to 5 October in Alghero, Sardinia-, which is organised by the Alghero delegation of the Institute of Catalan Studies, the Botany Laboratory of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya with the collaboration of other public and private institutions and entities.
The different organisations and entities taking part were able to exchange experiences, and the conference became a true meeting between science, language and culture. Marimurtra took part in a couple of the thirty-one presentations, presenting some of the methods used to disseminate information about the plant world. The central theme was ethnobotany, which is the science that studies the link between humans and plants, including their current and historical uses – medicinal, food and ornamental, among others.
In addition to the presentations, the congress included a visit by attendees to the historic center of Alghero and an excursion to the Regional Natural Park of Port Comte. This congress is held every two years with the intention of facilitating contact and the exchange of information between researchers, scholars, and enthusiasts in Catalan-speaking areas.
