Conservation Planning for Plants Working Group

IUCN and the Species Survival Commission (SSC) approach conservation efforts by taking into account three essential steps: Assess, Plan and Act. The Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) has developed Species Conservation Planning Principles & Steps to guide species conservation planning. To date most of the species which have had a conservation action plan developed are birds and mammals, and there are comparatively few conservation action plans for plants.  

The Conservation Planning for Plants Working Group brings together those already undertaking conservation planning for plants and those interested in starting the process to share experiences and continue building momentum to move more plant species from the assessment phase and into planning and action. 

Led by BGCI, the Morton Arboretum and Atlanta Botanical Garden, the virtual working group covers a range of topics relevant to conservation planning for plants. Each meeting of the working group will contain examples from the botanical community and provide time for questions and group discussions.  

The Conservation Planning for Plants Working Group is coordinated by Yvette Harvey-Brown (Botanic Gardens Conservation International), Amy Byrne (The Morton Arboretum), and Jean Linsky (Atlanta Botanical Garden). 

Visit the group Padlet to find out more about the members of this group.

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“By 2030, the plant conservation community’s capacity to complete conservation action planning for plants has increased”