National Progress towards Targets of the Global Strategy : for Plant Conservation

ISBN-13: 9783659938474 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 80 str.

Kamal H. Shaltout; Ebrahem M. Eid

Opis

The Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in the Hauge (April 2002) adopted the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC): a strategy that aims at halting the current and continuing loss of plant diversity, as a contribution to poverty alleviation and sustainable development. This strategy was also an innovative advance for the convention as it incorporated for the first time a framework of 16 targets for biodiversity conservation aimed at achieving measurable plant conservation outcomes by 2010. These targets are addressing the five themes of the GSPC: 1- understanding and documenting plant diversity (3 targets), 2-conserving plant diversity (7 targets), 3- using plant diversity sustainable (3 targets), 4- promoting education and awareness about plant diversity (one target), and 5- building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity (2 targets). Egypt has diverse habitats with micro-climates that host many plant species and communities. This book presents the substantial progress that has been made towards reaching the 16 GSPC targets in Egypt.

O autorze

Prof. Shaltout is an Emeritus Prof. of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt. He had a Ph. D. Degree in Plant Ecology from Tanta University (1983). Dr. Eid is an Associate Prof. of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. He obtained his Ph. D. Degree in Plant Ecology from Tanta University (2009).