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Global strategy for plant conservation
The Conference of the Parties,
Recognizing that plant diversity is a common concern of humankind, and
an essential resource for the planet,
Concerned that as many as two thirds of the worlds plant species may
be in danger of extinction in nature during the course of the twenty first
century, and that this threatens humankind's expectation of using plant
diversity to build sustainable, healthy and better lives for the future,
Taking note of the proposal contained in the Gran Canaria Declaration
(UNEP/CBD/COP/5/INF/32), calling for the development of a Global Strategy for
Plant Conservation, as well as the resolution of the XVI International
Botanical Congress, held in St.Louis, Missouri, United States of America, in
August 1999, and taking into account the International Agenda for Botanic
Gardens in Conservation, the Global Invasive Species Programme, and the
Plants Programme of the IUCN Species Survival Commission,
1. Recognizes that the Convention on Biological Diversity is a
leading international convention for the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity, and further recognizes the cross-cutting nature of plant
conservation;
2. Recognizes also the important role of other existing initiatives,
in particular the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable
Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and is aware
of current efforts to revise the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture developed by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations;
3. Decides to consider, at its sixth meeting, the establishment of a
global strategy for plant conservation;
4. Requests the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice to make recommendations to the Conference of the
Parties, for consideration at its sixth meeting, regarding the development of
a global strategy for plant conservation, which would be aimed at halting the
current and continuing unacceptable loss of plant diversity;
5. In order to better enable the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,
Technical and Technological Advice to carry out this task, requests the
Executive Secretary to solicit the views of Parties, and to liaise with
relevant organizations, including, inter alia, the Global Plan of Action of
the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Man and the Biosphere Programme of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Botanic
Gardens Conservation International, and the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, in order to gather information
regarding plant conservation, including information on existing international
initiatives. This information is to be reported to the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, together with advice on the
relationship between plant conservation and the thematic work programmes
