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Opening ceremony

SESSION 1. YEW AND YEWWOODS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULE

The culture of Yew in the Atlantic Arc.
D. Ignacio Abella

Management plans for Yew in Portugal
D. Jacinto Diamantino y Alexandre Silva

Historical Yews Conservation
D. Oscar Prada

SESSION2. A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE TO YEW AND YEDWOODS CONSERVATION: THE EXAMPLE OF EL BIERZO COUNTY (LEÓN-SPAIN)

Conservation of historical Yews in El Bierzo.
D. Carlos Martínez, D. Antonio Nespral y Germán Valcarcel

Conservation and management of St. Cristobal Yew (Ponferrada- Spain)
D. Bernabé Moya , D. José Moya

Basin Sil Yew current status conservation (León-Orense-Lugo)
Dña. Luz Valbuena Relea

L’if aux frontieres de la vie (World premiere)
D. Jean Luc Bouvrec·

Conservation: Ancient yew woods vs Public use (Round table)

Documentary film: “Etnobotejiberia”: Yew ethnobotany in Iberian Peninsule.
Asociación Amigos del Tejo y las Tejedas
Yew, culture and biodiversity
D. Isidro Canóniga Basante

SESSION 3. EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION, TRENDS IN YEW AND YEWWOOD

Why do yews live for so long?
D. Peter A. Thomas

Do females differ from males? Dendrochronological study of Taxus baccata.
Dña Anna Cedro

Genetic and morphometric study of Taxus baccata L. on Azores Archipielago.
Dña. Raquel Caetano

Aging yew trees
D. Jonathan Lageard

SESSION 4. YEW AND YEWWOODS CONSERVATION IN THE WORLD

Progress and current challenges in the conservation of woodland Taxus canadensis (Taxus
canadensis Marshall) A yew species harvested in Canada for the pharmaceutical industry.
D. Stewart Cameron

Presence of Yew (Taxus globosa Schltd) in protected areas of Middle America.
D. Raúl Contreras

Sesión: Presentación de comunicaciones orales

What does the yew mean to us today? An introductory overview of the varied cultural
meanings of the yew in Britain.
D. Andy Mcgeeney


Closing ceremony


Concert: Yew music, culture and biodiversity
Bagpipes school of Villafranca del Bierzo – Spain