Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening ceremony of the “19th Flora of Thailand Conference” at Aarhus University
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening ceremony of the “19th Flora of Thailand Conference” at Aarhus University
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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn paid a Royal Visit to the Kingdom of Denmark during 14 – 17 July 2024 to preside over the opening ceremony of the 19th Flora of Thailand Conference at Aarhus University and to deliver a keynote speech on “Vascular Plants of Sra Pathum Palace and Suan Pathum Villa”. Professor Brian Bech Nielsen, Rector of Aarhus University and Professor Emeritus Henrik Balslev, co-chairman of the Conference’s organizing committee, welcomed Her Royal Highness upon arrival.
The Conference was organized in collaboration with the Forest Herbarium Bangkok and Aarhus University in Denmark. Mr. Narin Prathuanchai, Deputy Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, as well as his delegation attended the meeting along with more than 100 Thai and foreign botanists who came to present the research results on Thai plant species under the Flora of Thailand Project which is an international botanical taxonomy project to study and review approximately 11,000 vascular plant species in Thailand that have been continuously collected since 1963. Starting with cooperation between Thailand and Denmark, the project has been expanded to international cooperation. As a result, there are experts on plant species from various countries in this project preparing and compiling information on each type of plant in Thailand. The project is scheduled to be published as a complete book on the flora of Thailand by 2027. The Flora of Thailand Conference is held every two years, alternating within and outside the country. This time will be the last conference outside Thailand. The next meeting will be the closing of this project which will be held in Thailand in 2027.
In addition to the opening and participating in the Conference, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn paid a visit to the Hans Christian Andersen House in Odense which is a museum showcasing life and works of Mr. Hans Christian Andersen, a famous Danish author renowned for writing world-class tales and fairy tales such as The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, and the Ugly Duckling. Her Royal Highness also paid a visit to the Experimentarium in Copenhagen, the famous science learning and training center for children.