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Dublin Conference October 2005

The GPPC held the Plants 2010 conference at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin from Saturday 22 - Tuesday 25 October 2005. Click here to see the proceedings, on the website of Ireland's Botanic Gardens.

 

Details:

Hosted by:
The National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

Supported by:
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
HSBC - Investing in Nature and 
The Office of Public Works (OPW), Government of Ireland

The goal of this conference wass to bring together plant conservation scientists, policy makers and practitioners from throughout the world to share methods and results that will advance plant conservation measurably, and to provide and share experiences in plant conservation, in support of the implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC).   The conference attracted a wide range of participants to share their experiences and further the development of plant conservation.

Outputs of the meeting

The outputs of the conference were:

•  Documented case studies of GSPC implementation at national and regional levels
•  Identification of elements of the toolkit and contributions towards this
•  Public awareness statement
•  Review of the programme of activities of the GPPC
•  Consensus on the Working Practices for the Partnership
•  Identification of gaps and priorities for the Partnership
•  Guidance on developing resource mobilisation strategies

   
 
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