Open AccessInternational collaboration between collections‐based institutes for halting biodiversity loss and unlocking the useful properties of plants and fungi
Author(s) -
Pearce Timothy R.,
Antonelli Alexandre,
Brearley Francis Q.,
Couch Charlotte,
Campostrini Forzza Rafaela,
Gonçalves Susana C.,
Magassouba Sékou,
Morim Marli P.,
Mueller Gregory M.,
Nic Lughadha Eimear,
Obreza Matija,
Sharrock Suzanne,
Simmonds Monique S. J.,
Tambam Beri Bonglim,
Utteridge Timothy M. A.,
Breman Elinor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plants, people, planet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2572-2611
DOI - 10.1002/ppp3.10149
Subject(s) - biodiversity , documentation , sustainability , environmental resource management , environmental planning , business , convention on biological diversity , biology , ecology , geography , computer science , economics , programming language
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 calls for “strong global partnerships and cooperation” to support the other SDGs. The collections‐based science community offers many examples of conservation of plant and fungal biodiversity, sharing, repatriation and aggregation of data, access to new technologies, supply of plant and fungal material, strengthening capacity of practitioners, and benefit sharing with the providers of biodiversity and genetic resources. Collaboration framed by workable multilateral treaties will increase our understanding of plant and fungal diversity, help halt biodiversity loss, and accelerate our sustainable use of plants and fungi and the exploration of their useful traits.