Australia's Clearing-House Mechanism

Cross-cutting issue 8: Global strategy for plant conservation

Australia supports the aim of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) to halt the loss of plant diversity. The most important areas for plant diversity in Australia are generally protected within conservation reserves. However, some important vegetation remnants remain on private land. Increasingly, these are protected by direct purchase and the use of voluntary conservation covenants. Because of their uniqueness and adaptation to harsh climatic and environmental conditions, Australian native plants are also potentially a valuable genetic source. (See also Cross-cutting issue 10: Global taxonomy initiative).

Australian Government

• Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian Network for Plant Conservation
• Threatened Australian Plants
• The Australian Biological Resources Study
• The Australian Network for Plant Conservation
• The Natural Heritage Trust
• National Reserve System
• National Vegetation Information System

State and territory governments

• West Australia Conservation and Land Management
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
• Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney
• South Australia, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, Seed Conservation Centre
• Australian National Botanical Gardens Canberra
• Botanic Gardens Adelaide
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
• Botanic Gardens Perth
• Botanic Gardens Brisbane
• Botanic Gardens Darwin

Research organisations

• Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross University
• Australian National Botanic Gardens, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium

Community and non government organisations

• Community Solutions (see Grassy White Box Woodlands)
• Greening Australia
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Ecological Society of Australia

International links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International
• Global Strategy for Plant Conservation