CBD Cross-cutting issues
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
- CoP6 adopted the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, including 16 outcome-oriented global targets for 2010 which support the broad objectives of: understanding and documenting plant diversity; conserving plant diversity; using plant diversity sustainably; promoting education and awareness about plant diversity; building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity. The Strategy should be viewed as a flexible framework within which national and/or regional targets may be developed and a pilot approach for the use of outcome targets under the CBD within the context of the Strategic Plan. The strategy can contribute to poverty alleviation and sustainable development. The need to build the necessary capacity and provide adequate and timely support, particularly in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, was emphasized in order to enable implementation of the Strategy.
See also: Convention Progress in Implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - Up to date information on the overall progress in implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is available on the CBD website, including background information and relevant CoP decisions and documents. URL: http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/cross-cutting/plant
The Millennium Seed Bank Project: Supporting global plant conservation activities |