The conference, organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China and the People's Government of Hainan Province, brought together 186 international experts from over 50 countries to foster knowledge exchange and scientific and technological cooperation. This edition focused on three strategic areas: tropical agriculture, deep-sea science and technology, and biomedicine.
Within this framework, Josep Padullés participated in the session «Seed Industry and High-Efficiency Tropical Agriculture», coordinated by Hainan University, with the lecture «Urban Plant Diversity: Lessons for Tropical Horticulture». The presentation addressed urban plant diversity and its implications for tropical horticulture.
During his stay, Padullés was also hosted by Professor Huafeng Wang, with whom he maintains a close scientific collaboration in urban ecology, and with whom he has co-authored over ten scientific articles.
