The GSPC - A Plan to Save the World's Plant Species
The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation grew out of the Convention on Biological Diversity and is being fed into government policy around the world.
The GSPC highlights the importance of plants and the ecosystem services they provide for all life on earth, and aims to ensure their conservation.
The GSPC has 16 outcome-oriented targets under 4 main objectives:
- Ultimately,to halt the current and continuing loss of plant diversity
- To provide a mechanism to harmonise existing plant conservation initiatives
- To enhance the ecosystem approach and focus on vital role of plants in ecosystem functioning
- To provide a pilot study for CBD on setting targets, and a means to develop the CBD thematic programmes
The GSPC consists of 16 outcome-oriented targets for conservation with a deadline of 2010.
Download the Global Strategy here:
GSPC in English (PDF 2.3MB)
GSPC in French (PDF 0.5MB)
GSPC in Spanish (PDF 3.9MB)
GSPC in Portuguese (PDF 3.9MB)
GSPC in German (PDF 870KB)
GSPC in Chinese (PDF 1.6MB)
GSPC in Japanese (PDF 2.1MB)
GSPC in Russian (Word Doc 270KB)
GSPC in Korean (PDF 1.2MB)
GSPC in Arabic (PDF 1.4 MB)
Statement by Hamdallah Zedan
"The Strategy provides an innovative framework for plant conservation actions at global, regional, national and local levels.
The most innovative element of the Strategy is the inclusion of 16 outcome-orientated targets, aimed at achieving a series of measurable goals by 2010. This is the first time that such targets have been adopted under the Convention, and the success of this approach will be watched with interest as a potential model for other work programmes.
A global dimension is important because it can facilitate the development of a consensus of key objectives, targets and actions and enhance collaboration and synergy at all levels.
The Strategy is supported by a wide range of organisations and institutions – governments, intergovernmental organizations, conservation and research organizations (such as protected-area management boards, botanic gardens, and gene banks), universities, research institutes, nongovernmental organizations and their networks, and the private sector.
While the entry point for the Strategy is plant conservation, other aspects such as sustainable use, benefit-sharing and capacity building are also included."
Hamdallah Zedan
Executive Secretary
Convention on Biological Diversity
Targets for the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
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