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Plant Diversity ChallengeAcknowledgementsThis report is the result of a two-stage consultation process which has beenoverseen by a steering group comprising Hilary Neal and Glenys Parry (Departmentfor Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Chris Cheffings and Steve Gibson (JointNature Conservation Committee), Martin Harper (Plantlife International),AndyJackson (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and John Ramsay (Scottish ExecutiveEnvironment and Rural Affairs Department). Joe Sutton (Plantlife International)managed the production of the report.Over 120 representatives from 60 organisations met at the Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew on February 5th 2003 to begin the process of responding to the GlobalStrategy.The conference, organised by Plantlife International, RBG Kew and theJNCC and chaired by Jane Smart, Chief Executive of Plantlife International, includedpresentations and discussions on each of the targets. Gratitude is expressed to thoseindividuals who helped develop the thinking for each of the targets:Target 1 - PeterCrane (RBG Kew),Target 2 - Paul Rose (JNCC),Target 3 - Tim Rich (NationalMuseum and Galleries of Wales) and Michael Scott (Plantlife International),Targets 4and 5 - Jenny Duckworth (Plantlife International),Target 6 - Mark Avery (RoyalSociety for the Protection of Birds) and Paul Rose (JNCC),Target 7 - Andrew Byfield(Plantlife International),Target 8 - Roger Smith and Steve Alton (both RBG Kew),Target 9 - Mike Ambrose (UK Plant Genetic Resources Group, John Innes Centre),Target 10 - Ian McLean (JNCC) and Martin Harper (Plantlife International),Target 11- Noel McGough (RBG Kew),Target 12 - Deborah Long (Plantlife International),Target 13 - Hew Prendergast and Helen Sanderson (both RBG Kew),Target 14 -Peter Wyse-Jackson (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) and Jo Redman(The Eden Project),Target 15 - Richard Bateman (Natural History Museum),Target16 - Elizabeth Radford (Plantlife International) and Judith Cheney (PlantNet).Two walkers enjoy the Pembrokeshire coastalpath. Floral displays from spring to latesummer, such as western gorse Ulex gallii andthrift Armeria maritima are one of the keyattractions to this popular destination.A three-month written consultation was also carried out July - September 2003 and19 responses were gratefully received.This report has taken into account views expressed in both stages of theconsultation and it is hoped that the resulting document adequately expresses thecollective challenge that the UK plant conservation community faces to meet theGlobal Strategy targets by 2010.DAVID WOODFALL/WOODFALL WILD IMAGESFront cover - The St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, Fife. A summerdisplay of clustered bellflower, harebell, common restharrow and commonragwort.Inside front cover - A species-rich hay meadow below the slopes of Pen-y-Gent,Yorkshire.4
Participating organisationsPlant Diversity ChallengeDepartment for Environment, Foodand Rural AffairsDefra is the Government Departmentwhich works for the essentials of life -water, food, air, land, people, animals andplants.DefraNobel House17 Smith SquareLondon SW1P 3JRwww.defra.gov.ukDepartment of the Environment,Northern IrelandThe Department's aim is to improve thequality of life in Northern Ireland, nowand for the future, by promoting a betterand safer environment and supportingeffective and efficient local government.DoE, NIClarence Court10 - 18 Adelaide StreetBelfast BT2 8GBwww.doeni.gov.ukJoint Nature ConservationCommitteeThe Joint Nature ConservationCommittee (JNCC) is the forumthrough which the three countryconservation agencies – CCW, EnglishNature and SNH - deliver theirstatutory responsibilities for GreatBritain as a whole, and internationally.These responsibilities contribute tosustaining and enriching biologicaldiversity, enhancing geological featuresand sustaining natural systems.As well asa source of advice and knowledge forthe public, JNCC is the Government’swildlife adviser, providing guidance onthe development of policies for, oraffecting, nature conservation in GB orinternationally.JNCCMonkstone HouseCity RoadPeterborough PE1 1JYwww.jncc.gov.ukNational Assembly for WalesDepartment for Environment,Planning & CountrysideThe Department for Environment,Planning & Countryside is working toimprove the quality of our environment,protect and create a vibrant countryside,and develop and promote sustainableland-use planning, farming and ruralregeneration policies.NAWCathays ParkCardiff CF1 3NQwww.wales.gov.ukPlantlife InternationalPlantlife International is a charitydedicated exclusively to conserving allforms of plant life in their naturalhabitats, in the UK, Europe and acrossthe world.We act directly to stopcommon wild plants becoming rare inthe wild, to rescue wild plants on thebrink of extinction, and to protect sitesof exceptional botanical importance.Thecharity carries out practical conservationwork, influences relevant policy andlegislation, and collaborates widely topromote the cause of wild plantconservation.Plantlife International14 Rollestone StreetSalisburyWiltshire SP1 1DXwww.plantlife.org.ukRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewThe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is ascientific and educational organisationdevoted to increasing knowledge andpublic understanding of plant diversity -how it came to be, what its currentstatus is, how it can be conserved forfuture generations, and how it can beused in sustainable ways for humanbenefit.We are also actively engaged inplant conservation both in the UK andoverseas.Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRichmondSurrey TW9 3ABwww.kew.orgScottish Executive Environmentand Rural Affairs DepartmentSEERAD is responsible for advisingMinisters on policy relating toagriculture, rural development, food, theenvironment and fisheries, and forensuring the implementation of thosepolicies in Scotland.SEERADRoom 440Pentland House47 Robb's LoanEdinburgh EH14 1TYwww.scotland.gsi.gov.uk5
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