diversity between countries” The World Flora Online (WFO) is an international collaborative Outcomes include: effort involving leading botanical institutions to develop a GSPC 2011-2020 on-line checklists of species names through the Australian Plant comprehensive, authoritative and Name Index (APNI) Objective I: Plant diversity accessible online resource for the is well understood, world's approximately 400,000 data published via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility documented and known plant species. The (GBIF) and via the suite of information tools and resources of the recognized (GSPC Targets Australian Government, through of Living (ALA) facility 1,2,3; with linkages to ‘Atlas Australia’ the Australian National Botanic Aichi Target 19) Gardens and the Australian Bush Blitz detailed elsewhere in this report. – Biological Resources Study is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding between botanical institutions to build the WFO. Outcomes include: The Australian Seed Bank Australia's NVF is a national framework to guide the ecologically Partnership and the sustainable management of Australia's native vegetation Australian Grains GSPC 2011-2020 are collaborating Genebank The NRS is Australia's network of protected areas, conserving our to increase representation of Objective II: Plant diversity is urgently and 40 priority species of natural landscapes and native plants and animals. effectively conserved Australian crop wild (GSPC Targets The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria comprises those relatives, and the associated 4,5,6,7,8,9,10; with responsible for the major Australian and New Zealand Herbaria with genetic diversity, in linkages to Aichi Targets the aim of promoting all matters of interest to herbaria in Australasia genebanks for future use 5,11,7,12,9) and to increase cooperation and understanding between herbaria. (2014-2016). The Australian Seed Bank Partnership will conservation seed banks currently hold collections of Australia’s continue to build genetically more than 8200 native species, which include seed collections of 591 diverse ex situ collections of (47.3%) of nationally listed threatened species (under the EPBC Act). native flora to support species recovery and The Australian Government invested $1.5 million from 2011 to 2013 to restoration programmes. progress a transition from eradication of myrtle rust to management of the disease. This investment provided scientific information and tools to enable industries and communities to mitigate the impacts of the
diversity between countries” GSPC 2011-2020 Objective I: Plant diversity is well understood, documented and recognized (GSPC Targets 1,2,3; with linkages to Aichi Target 19) Outcomes include: on-line checklists of species names through the Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) data published via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and via the suite of information tools and resources of the ‘Atlas of Living Australia’ (ALA) facility Bush Blitz – detailed elsewhere in this report. The World Flora Online (WFO) is an international collaborative effort involving leading botanical institutions to develop a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible online resource for the world's approximately 400,000 known plant species. The Australian Government, through the Australian National Botanic Gardens and the Australian Biological Resources Study is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding between botanical institutions to build the WFO. GSPC 2011-2020 Objective II: Plant diversity is urgently and effectively conserved (GSPC Targets 4,5,6,7,8,9,10; with linkages to Aichi Targets 5,11,7,12,9) Outcomes include: Australia's NVF is a national framework to guide the ecologically sustainable management of Australia's native vegetation The NRS is Australia's network of protected areas, conserving our natural landscapes and native plants and animals. The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria comprises those responsible for the major Australian and New Zealand Herbaria with the aim of promoting all matters of interest to herbaria in Australasia and to increase cooperation and understanding between herbaria. Australia’s conservation seed banks currently hold collections of more than 8200 native species, which include seed collections of 591 (47.3%) of nationally listed threatened species (under the EPBC Act). The Australian Government invested $1.5 million from 2011 to 2013 to progress a transition from eradication of myrtle rust to management of the disease. This investment provided scientific information and tools to enable industries and communities to mitigate the impacts of the The Australian Seed Bank Partnership and the Australian Grains Genebank are collaborating to increase representation of 40 priority species of Australian crop wild relatives, and the associated genetic diversity, in genebanks for future use (2014-2016). The Australian Seed Bank Partnership will continue to build genetically diverse ex situ collections of native flora to support species recovery and restoration programmes.
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