Planta Europa Critical Targets

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The Planta Europa Network, at its 4th Planta Europa Conference in Valencia, Spain, September 2004, set itself a challenging agenda to be achieved by 2007. Seven so-called "Critical Targets" were identified which provide the framework for Planta Europa activities and show how the Network will work towards its vision.

With high aims of achieving better plant conservation in Europe, the conference decided on priorities for the network to concentrate on. The Critical Targets outline what must be achieved by the next conference in Romania in 2007.

The Critical Targets and associated Action Plan describe what Planta Europa and its members see as their most crucial (and minimum) contribution to the delivery of plant conservation in Europe over the period of three years between the 4th and the 5th Planta Europa Conferences.

Planta Europa Critical Targets

1. An increase in Planta Europa membership to at least 100 active member organisations with at least one member from each European country.

2. An increase in the capacity of PE members to efficiently promote and enable the European Plant Conservation Strategy & Global Strategy for Plant Conservation at national, regional and international levels.

3. To design and launch a Wake Up Call for plants at the 5th Planta Europa Conference.

4. To establish an effective platform for information and knowledge exchange on European plant conservation among all interested parties.

5. To further promote identification and protection of Important Plant Areas in Europe.

6. To support the development of a provisional European Plants and Fungi Red List.

7. To identify best practice for conservation and sustainable use of medicinal and other socio-economically important plants, and to promote this information to relevant policy makers.

Each Critical Target broadly corresponds to a target of the European Plant Conservation Strategy (EPCS). However, some Critical Targets cross cut more than one target of the EPCS.

The Critical Targets form the basis for an Action Plan for Planta Europa Network to achieve its vision, that all members work together hand in hand to protect the wild plants in Europe.

Read the Planta Europa Action Plan to 2007, based on the 7 Critical Targets