The 2nd International UNIDOKAP Black Sea Symposium "on Biodiversity" will be organized in Samsun on 28-30 November 2018. Rectors of UNIDOKAP member universities will also join the symposium which will be organized at Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Ataturk Congress and Culture Centre.

UNIDOKAP is a regional platform to build cooperation between Black Sea Universities to contribute to regional development. Ondokuz Mayıs University -heading UNIDOKAP for 2018- is responsible from the organization of the 2nd International UNIDOKAP Black Sea Symposium on Biodiversity.

The main aim of the symposium is to announce the new researches and enhance collaboration between scientists and to introduce the worldwide scientists experienced on Aquatic, Terrestrial and Microbial Biodiversity to the scientific community.   It is also aimed to welcome postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers to provide them with the opportunity to present their researches about Biodiversity and related topics.

The Symposium will cover the following topics based on life, environmental, agricultural and social sciences:

* Research on Terrestrial and Aquatic Fauna/Flora

* Biodiversity Conservation

* Invasive Species

* Endemism and Endemic Species

* Illegal Wildlife Trade

* Climate Change and Impacts on Ecosystem

* Ecosystem Functioning and Sustainability

* Ecosystem Management and Migration

* Natural Sources and Basin Management

* Food Security and Biodiversity

* Urban Ecology and Ecocity

* Ecosystem Rehabilitation

* Microbial Diversity

* Plant and Animal Breeding

* Metagenomics

You can get the current news and information on the symposium through, ikinciunidokapsempozyumu.com