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Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Conference
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
24th May 2011

This conference, entitled "Supporting the worldwide implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation," is organized by the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC) in association with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). The conference is expected to attract a wide range of participants to share their experiences and further the development of plant conservation action in this the U.N. Decade of Biological Diversity.


“The adoption of the updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in 2010 provided a new challenge for the world to halt the loss of plants by the year 2020,” said Missouri Botanical Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson. “If we are to be successful in this work, we need to be clear about our individual priorities and responsibilities.”

 Read the full press release here.

 

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