BIO4FUTURE

BIO4FUTURE – Podlaskie Centre for the Conservation of Fungal and Plant Diversity is a project being implemented between 2025 and 2028 as part of the project ‘Conservation and restoration of biological and landscape diversity and ecosystem functions in the Podlaskie Voivodeship’.

Its main objective is to preserve the species and genetic diversity of the mycobiota and flora within the Podlaskie Province.

Activities under BIO4FUTURE primarily focus on species requiring special attention, i.e. those under legal protection and/or threatened with extinction, as well as those that are rare or specific to the Podlaskie region.

These activities include:
I. Establishment and expansion of conservation collections
  1. Fungarium
  2. Fungi Extract Bank®
  3. Fungal Culture Collection
  4. Field bank of endangered plant species
  5. Field bank of floristic diversity of the Podlaskie region
  6. Herbarium
II. Dissemination of knowledge on the conservation of fungal and plant diversity in the Podlaskie Province
  1. Compilation and publication of scientific monographs
    • Fungi of the Podlaskie region: Volume I: Polyporaceae s.l., Volume II: Corticiaceae s.l.
    • Podlaskie Red List of Plants
    • Flora of the Podlasie Region: Part I. Mosses, liverworts and clubmosses, Part II. Flowering plants, clubmosses, horsetails and ferns
  2. Electronic database of the regional Podlasie Red List of plants and fungi
  3. Educational, informational and promotional activities
Expert team

The task is carried out by an experienced team, including experts in mycology, botany (phytosociology, bryology), non-timber forest use, and nature and environmental protection.

Key personnel:
  • Dr Ewa Zapora – Head of BIO4FUTURE
  • Dr Dan Wołkowycki – Deputy Head for botanical tasks, botanist
  • Marek Wołkowycki – Deputy Head for mycological tasks, mycologist
  • Dr Eugene Yurchenko – Research team member, mycologist

Implementation period: 01.09.2025 – 31.08.2028