The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

INTERNATIONAL PLANT CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

March 12–14, 2025

Missouri Botanical Garden | St. Louis, Missouri

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Taking Action Together

Inspiring, guiding and implementing the new Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

An international conference of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC) is being organized in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. This conference will bring together plant conservation scientists, policymakers, and practitioners from across the world to consider the new goals of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), and its Complementary Actions, contributing to the achievement of the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 

The conference will attract a wide range of participants to share their experiences and further the development of plant conservation practices actions and initiatives. The results of the conference and the workshops will be provided to the CBD as a contribution from the GPPC and the international plant conservation community towards plans for GSPC implementation, contributing to the attainment of the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and the targets of the 2030 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

 

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Conference Objectives

  •  Showcasing examples and sharing experiences on GSPC implementation
  • Providing guidance and support for national and regional GSPC implementation entering into the new phase
  • Building leadership among the GPPC participating organizations for monitoring and to evaluate progress for the delivery of GSPC actions
  • Developing and considering scenarios and new initiatives for the GSPC in the upcoming period
  • Providing an opportunity for participants to consider ways they can contribute to national CBD reporting processes and inclusion of plant conservation in updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and reviewing their implementation

Proposed Agenda

  • Implementation of GSPC complementary actions and GPPC initiatives needed for their achievement
  • Review of opportunities to raise awareness of the importance of the GSPC and broaden its support base at all levels
  • Capacity building and measures to facilitate GSPC delivery, including supporting the work of GSPC national focal points
  • Ways and means to facilitate a monitoring framework for the GSPC and reporting on progress at national and international levels
  • Identification of case studies illustrating GSPC implementation and achievements
  • Support for national and regional implementation
  • Host a series of thematic and expert workshops on subjects including plant conservation and climate change, ecological restoration, in situ and ex situ plant species conservation, and related topics
  • Gap analysis

Who Should Attend?

  • National point persons for the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Plant conservationists
  • Representatives of GPPC partner organizations and potential GPPC members
  • Donor agencies interested in biodiversity conservation
  • National and regional biodiversity organizations and agencies
  • Representatives of other biodiversity communities

For more information, please email GPPC2025@mobot.org.

 

 

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