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International Plant Conservation

There is a great deal of plant conservation activity outside the United States. Many nations and regions have strong plant conservation laws and policies. These provide many examples of thoughtful approaches to plant conservation based on regulation and collaboration among governments, universities, conservation advocates, and botanical gardens.

In April 2002, the Global Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. The strategy is historic in that it is the first plank of the Convention to set quantitative, although non-binding, conservation targets and to set a deadline for their attainment (the year 2010). Examples of the 16 targets to be met by 2010 include:

60% of worlds threatened species conserved in situ Protection of 50% of important plant areas assured 30% of plant-based products derived from sources that are sustainably managed Development of a preliminary assessment of the conservation status of all known plant species

Adoption of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by the Convention on Biological Diversity The Hague, Netherlands, April 2002

International Plant Conservation Links

• Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Habitats
• Botanic Gardens Conservation International: international association of botanic gardens
• Convention on Biological Diversity Homepage
  • Global Plant Conservation Strategy (pdf)
  • Global Forest Conservation Strategy
• The Council of Europe and the Environment
• Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP)
• Plantlife - the United Kingdom's plant conservation charity
• PlantaEuropa - European Plant Conservation Network
• United Nations Environment Programme
• IUCN - World Conservation Union: imperiled species science and policy
• World Wildlife Fund Plant Conservation Strategy
• Association for Tropical Biology
• Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
• XVII International Botanical Congress