Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation (Aug 2017)

The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa

  • M. Marianne le Roux,
  • Ronell R. Klopper,
  • Peter S. Wyse Jackson,
  • Pierre-Andre Loizeau,
  • Janine E. Victor,
  • Joseph R. Sebola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v47i1.2242
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 1
pp. e1 – e2

Abstract

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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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