[PCA] First global assessment of the world's flora!

[Lindsey Riibe]

A follow up to the BBC news report on the first global assessment of the
world's flora.

You can download the report at the website below. Plus there are
interactive modules on invasive species, climate change, new plant
discoveries and beautiful videos and photographs!

*The State of the World’s Plants* report provides, for the first time, a
baseline assessment of our current knowledge on the diversity of plants on
earth, the global threats these plants currently face, and the policies
dealing with them.

https://stateoftheworldsplants.com/



On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 1:37 PM, De Angelis, Patricia <
patricia_deangelis at fws.gov> wrote:

> Kew report makes new tally for number of world's plants
> Rebecca Morelle
> 10 Mau 2016
>
> Scientists have estimated that there are 390,900 plants known to science.
>
> The new tally is part of a report carried out by the Royal Botanic
> Gardens, Kew. It is its first global assessment of the world's flora.
>
> The study also found that 2,034 new plant species were discovered in 2015.
>
> However, the report warns that 21% of plants are at risk of extinction,
> with threats including climate change, habitat loss, disease and invasive
> species.
>
> Prof Kathy Willis, director of science at RBG Kew, said: "It's really
> important to know how many plant species there are, where they are and the
> relationship between the groups, because plants are absolutely fundamental
> to our well-being.
>
> "They provide us with our food, our fuel, our medicines - even controlling
> our climate."
>
>
> Full article: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36230858
>
> (Pardon cross postings)
>
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Lindsey Riibe
Conservation and Land Management Intern
Bureau of Land Management
Washington Office, DC
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