South Africa's Strategy for Plant Conservation

(Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute and the Botanical Society of South Africa, 2015) 9781928224044. 296 x 210 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. vi + 76 + (ii); lavishly illustrated in full colour. Fine condition. "South Africa is signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity and is committed to the implementation of a national strategy to conserve plants that aligns with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). With 6% of the world's plant diversity and strong botanical and conservation capacity, South Africa is well placed to make a significant contribution to plant conservation globally. This document presents South Africa's National Strategy for Plant Conservation. It includes 16 outcome-oriented targets, each of which, if implemented well, will help lead to improved conservation of South Africa's plants. The targets include work that ranges from the description, assessment and conservation (in situ and ex situ) of South Africa's plants; to work on the sustainable utilisation of plant species. In South Africa, plant conservation is not done in isola tion of other biodiversity conservation work. This National Strategy for Plant Conservation aligns with South Africa's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)." .