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Welcome to Plants2010 - The Website for the GPPC

The Global Partnership for Plant Conservation brings together international, regional and national organisations in order to contribute to the implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC).

Over 180 countries backed the Global Strategy at the Convention on Biological Diversity when it was first introduced to the CBD in April 2002. They recognised that up to two thirds of the world's plant species could be threatened by the end of this century unless urgent steps are taken to safeguard tens of thousands of species.

The original strategy set 16 targets in plant conservation to be achieved by 2010. In October 2010, an updated strategy with revised targets for 2020 was adopted by the Parties to the CBD. To help nations meet the targets, a consortium of international and national plant and conservation agencies have formed the Global Partnership. The Partnership is working to implement the GSPC and provide tools and resources on how each country can plan and act to meet the targets.

This site is here to contribute to that process. For reports on the CBD meeting at Nagoya, Japan in October 2010 to agree new 2020 targets for the GSPC, see the Plants for the Planet Blog.

 

Latest News

Plant Conservation Report available
18th March 2009

The Plant Conservation Report, developed in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation and other relevant organisations and stakeholders, is now available.

China Launches "Mammoth" Plan to Halt Biodiversity Crisis
CHINA
4th July 2007

With its remarkable diversity of wild flora under threat from explosive economic growth, China has announced a radical new ‘National Strategy for Plant Conservation’.

New President of the RLB 2007 - 2010
CHILE
25th May 2007

The Red Latinoamericana de Botánica has appointed Dr. Javier A. Simonetti to the position of President of the RLB for the period 2007 - 2010.

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The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
The GSPC is a plan to save the world's plant species. Botanic gardens are making a major contribution worldwide. Click the image to find out more.