The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa
Background: Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020). Objectives: To report on the sixth WFO Council meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2016. Method: A W...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2242 |
| Summary: | Background: Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020).
Objectives: To report on the sixth WFO Council meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2016.
Method: A WFO Council meeting (preceded by Taxonomic and Technical Working Group meetings) was hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Pretoria.
Results: Significant progress with the development of the WFO portal was made.
Conclusion: The WFO portal will be launched at the International Botanical Congress in China in 2017. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-8241 2311-9284 |