As the 2010 United Nations International Year of Biodiversity
comes to a close, the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) and the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) announce the completion of
The Plant List. This landmark international resource is a
working list of all land plant species (1), fundamental to
understanding and documenting plant diversity and effective
conservation of plants. The completion of The Plant List
accomplishes Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant
Conservation (GSPC), which called for a widely accessible
working list of known plant species as a step towards a complete
world flora. The Plant List can be accessed by visiting
www.theplantlist.org. "The on-time completion of The Plant List
is a significant accomplishment for the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden, and our partners
worldwide," said Professor Stephen Hopper, Director, Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew. "This is crucial to planning, implementing
and monitoring plant conservation programs around the world."