Open AccessAn Introduction to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Author(s) -
David Rae
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
sibbaldia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9231
DOI - 10.24823/sibbaldia.2003.91
Subject(s) - plant diversity , diversity (politics) , sustainability , environmental resource management , geography , agroforestry , plant species , environmental planning , ecology , political science , biology , environmental science , law
The background to, and development of, the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is described and the agreed global targets for 2010 are listed. The 16 targets are arranged in five groups as follows: understanding and documenting plant diversity, conserving plant diversity, using plant diversity sustainability, promoting education and awareness about plant diversity and building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity