2016 Conference
Plant Conservation and the Sustainable Development Goals
June 28-29, 2016
Missouri Botanical Garden
Download PDF
Organized by:
Global Partnership for Plant Conservation
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Missouri Botanical Garden
Objectives include:
- Showcase examples and share experience from around the world on GSPC implementation, particularly supporting the achievement of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and how these contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Provide guidance and support for national and regional GSPC implementation that contributed to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Highlight priorities and objectives for future plant conservation action.
- Draw new attention to the essential importance of plants for global sustainability and in addressing poverty, securing human wellbeing, peace, stability and overcoming climate change.
Who should attend the conference?
- National focal points for the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
- Plant conservationists
- Representatives of
- GPPC partner organizations
- Donor agencies interested in biodiversity conservation
- National biodiversity organizations and development agencies
- Potential GPPC members
- Regional biodiversity conservation bodies
Conference information, registration, and abstract submission details coming soon.