Medusa: Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean Region (FAO)
LEAD was invited to join the Medusa Network of Institutions involved in the study of medicinal, aromatic and cosmetic (MAC) plants of the Mediterranean Region, encompassing joint ethnobotanical research in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Marocco, Tunisia and Algeria. The programme is coordinated by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICH) and includes the identification, conservation and use of wild plants of the Mediterranean Region. Following a number of workshops in the participating countries, Medusa is now focused on the elaboration of the Medusa Databank at MAICH in Chania. The contribution of LEAD to Medusa includes the provision of research findings from post-graduate MSc and PhD research, carried out in Crete, Greece
In the same year, the related Letter of Intent has been undersigned, pertaining to the follow-up research on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development of Mountain Communities in Crete.
In 2016, a joint project proposal will be submitted by the Inter-national Consortium to the EU in Brussels to apply for funding of joint research and the establsihment of ‘kafenion’, science café’s in Crete in the field of ethnoscience and sustainable community development.