Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
“the Strategy addresses the Plant Kingdom
with focus on higher plants, and other well-described groups such
as Bryophytes and Pteridophytes. The setting of measurable
targets for this set of taxa is more credible than for many lower
plant groups. This does not imply that these groups do not
have important ecological functions, nor that they are not
threatened. However, effective action will be best achieved
by focusing, in an initial phase at least, on achievable outcomes
for known taxa. Parties may choose on a national basis to
include lower taxa”
The decision does not define ‘lower plant groups’, but
traditionally (although not very accurately!) this would include
both lichenised and non-lichenised fungi. In the
UK
response to the Global Strategy, it was agreed that the UK
would include the conservation of fungi where appropriate.
JNCC has been nominated the UK Focal Point for the Global Strategy
for Plant Conservation. There is a UK implementation
website.