Creating an online world flora by 2020 : a perspective from South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Victor, Janine Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-
dc.contributor.author Turland, Nicholas J.
dc.contributor.author Le Roux, Mariaan
dc.contributor.author Paton, Alan
dc.contributor.author Figueiredo, Estrela
dc.contributor.author Crouch, Neil R.
dc.contributor.author Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
dc.contributor.author Filer, Denis
dc.contributor.author Van Wyk, Erich
dc.date.accessioned 2014-10-01T05:42:42Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01
dc.description.abstract At the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), which was held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010, an updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was adopted as part of the plan of work of the CBD. Target 1 of the GSPC aims to produce an online Flora for all the plants of the world by 2020. Governments that have ratified the CBD will have to report over the next several years on progress towards achieving this challenging target. Floras are still widely regarded as a means of providing descriptive information and identification tools for the plants that occur in a specified region. Historically, Floras have included identification keys; scientific names with authorship for all taxa known to occur in the area; synonymy; descriptions; distributions within the region in question; specimen citations; habitat; literature references; and illustrations. Of these, nomenclature, descriptions, identification tools, illustrations and distributions are critical components. The approach being taken by South Africa, a biodiversity-rich country, in working towards achieving Target 1 of the GSPC by 2020 is presented and discussed, outlining a methodology that may be of practical use to other countries. We hope this will urge other countries to consider how they might meet this challenging conservation target. en_US
dc.description.librarian hb2014 en_US
dc.description.uri http://link.springer.com/journal/10531 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Victor, JE, Smith, GF, Turland, NJ, Le Roux, M, Paton, A, Figueiredo, E, Crouch, NR, Van Wyk, AE, Filer, D & Van Wyk, E 2014, 'Creating an online world flora by 2020 : a perspective from South Africa', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 23, no.1, pp. 251-263. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0960-3115 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1572-9710 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1007/s10531-013-0595-0
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42165
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer en_US
dc.rights © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/10531. en_US
dc.subject Convention on biodiversity en_US
dc.subject Flora en_US
dc.subject Global strategy for plant conservation en_US
dc.subject Online en_US
dc.subject Taxonomy en_US
dc.subject Vascular plants en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject Botanical Research And Herbarium Management System (BRAHMS) en_US
dc.title Creating an online world flora by 2020 : a perspective from South Africa en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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