Le Roux, M. MarianneKlopper, Ronell RenettJackson, Peter S. WyseLoizeau, Pierre-AndreVictor, Janine E.Sebola, Joseph R.2017-11-032017-11-032017-08-28Le Roux, M.M., Klopper, R.R., Wyse Jackson, P.S., Loizeau, P-A., Victor, J.E. & Sebola, J.R., 2017, ‘The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa’, Bothalia 47(1), a2242. https://DOI. org/ 10.4102/abc.v47i1.2242.0006-8241 (print)2311-9284 (online)10.4102/abc.v47i1.2242http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63008BACKGROUND : Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020). OBJECTIVES : To report on the sixth WFO Council meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2016. METHOD : A WFO Council meeting (preceded by Taxonomic and Technical Working Group meetings) was hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Pretoria. RESULTS : Significant progress with the development of the WFO portal was made. CONCLUSION : The WFO portal will be launched at the International Botanical Congress in China in 2017.en© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Biannual council meetingsWorld flora online (WFO)Plant conservationPretoria, South AfricaArticle