ICSE

The first ICSE was held in California in 1991, and since then the conference has been hosted in various locations around the world, most recently in Kyoto in 2025. Over the past three decades, ICSE has established itself as a leading international forum for the exchange of ideas and scientific knowledge on all aspects of serpentine ecology, encompassing flora, vegetation, geology, ecology, evolution, and biotechnology, with particular emphasis on bioremediation and agromining. In recent years, the conference has also expanded its scope to include research on other extreme substrates, such as gypsum soils and various types of technosols.

The 12th ICSE will be hosted in Belgrade and organized by the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, and the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade.