New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
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The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network is a non-governmental organisation devoted to the protection and restoration of New Zealand's indigenous plant life including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens.
- The Network was founded in 2003 and has a worldwide membership.
- The Network publishes a monthly newsletter called 'Trilepidea'.
- The Network has published checklists of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants [1]and naturalised plants [2].
- Plant conservation awards are given annually by the Network.
- The Network is also referred to as NZPCN.
The Network is made up of botanists, non-governmental organisations, research institutes including universities, private businesses, botanic gardens, schools, central and local government employees, members of the public and ecological restoration programmes and private landowners. The Network was established as a mechanism towards implementation of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy and the Global strategy for plant conservation.
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[edit] Network Aims
The Network has a vision that no indigenous species of plant will become extinct nor be placed at risk of extinction as a result of human action or indifference, and that the rich, diverse and unique plant life of New Zealand will be recognised, cherished and restored.
The Network works to:
- Disseminate indigenous plant information via its website and publications.
- Coordinate the ex-situ management of threatened plant species.
- Deliver plant conservation training programmes.
- Undertake activities to protect threatened plant species and plant communities in-situ.
[edit] Activities
Since the Network was founded it has:
- Built a plant conservation website that stores information about all indigenous and naturalised plants in New Zealand.
- Established a national seed bank for threatened plants - http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/seedbank/intro.asp.
- Developed a plant conservation training programme for Maori.
[edit] References
- ^ NZPCN (2006). New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist. ISBN 0-473-11306-6. Written by Peter de Lange, John W.D. Sawyer and J.R. Rolfe
- ^ NZPCN (2006). New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist. ISBN-10: 0-473-12300-2. Written by C.J. Howell and J.W.D. Sawyer.
