Summary

It is recognized that in the ongoing “Environmental for Europe ” process, plant conservation is a key component of the biodiversity conservation strategy. According to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2002) the conservation of this vital part of the world’s biological diversity is strongly promoted. In this respect the Important Plant Areas (IPA-s) programme, which was also implemented in Romania, represents a way to achieve in our country, some of the targets of the GSPC. The 279 IPA-s identified during this project are a significant background for the development of Natura 2000 Network in Romania. The project was also a good opportunity to up-date our information on Romanian flora (SĂVULESCU, 1952) according to the international requirements (TUTIN et al. 1964-1980)