Policies and strategies

In April 2002, the Global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC).

The strategy was groundbreaking in that it is the first time that the CBD set quantitative, although non-binding, conservation targets and a deadline for their attainment (2010). The GSPC is therefore one of the outstanding achievements of the worldwide conservation movement.

To read more about the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and how Plantlife International and its partners work towards rescuing wild plants, please click here.

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In June 2001, the Planta Europa network mobilised all its plant conservation expertise to develop a master plan with concrete and achievable targets to halt the loss of plant diversity in Europe by 2007.

As a result Planta Europa and the Council of Europe developed the European Plant Conservation Strategy (EPCS) to provide a framework for wild-plant conservation in Europe. In 2005, the results of an extensive mid-term review of the European Plant Conservation Strategy were published.To read more, please follow this link.

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The goal of halting or reducing the loss of biodiversity by 2010 is subject to several key international and European agreements. Plantlife International works with many partners towards supporting governments and international bodies in achieving this ambitious goal. Read more here.

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