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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Just passing along the following initiative on IPAs, if anyone would like to join the Global IPA Network, please contact the coordinators (yellow highlighted below).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abby Meyer, BGCI-US<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#503E7C">Take part in a global review of IPAs</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;line-height:125%"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:indigo;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A Global Review of the Important Plant Areas Methodology</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A new research project is underway to review and evaluate the IPA methodology as it has been applied to date, the approaches used
by different countries and their conservation outcomes. Since its launch in 2002, the IPA approach has been applied in 50 countries and continues to be seen as a major contribution to plant conservation, yet a systematic global review of experiences and outcomes
has yet to be undertaken.<br>
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Plantlife is collaborating with <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/laura-kor">
<span style="color:#007C89">Laura Kor</span></a>, a PhD student at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The research will answer the following questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">What methods have been applied to, and results gained from, IPA identification?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">To what extent have IPAs involved useful plants and how has this been approached?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">To what extent has IPA identification led to plant conservation action and outcomes?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">How is the IPA approach perceived by plant conservation practitioners and researchers?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Data collection will be based on an extensive literature review, semi-structured interviews, and participatory workshops.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">We hope to engage with many members of Global IPA Network in our interviews and workshops, so please keep an eye out for this over the next few months. In the meantime, do
<a href="mailto:l.kor@kew.org;%20fiona.perez@plantlife.org.uk?subject=IPA%20Review">
<span style="color:#007C89">get in touch</span></a> if you have any questions, suggestions, or to express interest in getting involved!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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