New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Founded	2003
Type	NGO
Focus	New Zealand plants
Website	www.nzpcn.org.nz

The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN) is a non-governmental organisation devoted to the protection and restoration of New Zealand's indigenous plant life, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens.

Description

The Network was founded in 2003 and has a worldwide membership.^[1] The Network was established as a mechanism to aid the implementation of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy and the Global strategy for plant conservation.^[1] Members include botanists, non-governmental organisations, research institutes such as universities, private businesses, botanic gardens, schools, central and local government employees, members of the public, ecological restoration programmes, and private landowners.^[1]

Aims

The Network has a vision that "no indigenous species of plant will become extinct nor be placed at risk of extinction as a result of human action or indifference, and that the rich, diverse and unique plant life of New Zealand will be recognised, cherished and restored".^[2]

The Network works to disseminate indigenous plant information via its website and publications; coordinate the ex situ management of threatened plant species; deliver plant conservation training programmes; and undertake activities to protect threatened plant species and plant communities in situ.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Activities

Since the Network was founded it has built a plant conservation website that stores information about all indigenous and naturalised plants in New Zealand, established a national seed bank for threatened plants, and developed a plant conservation training programme for Māori.^[4]

Publications

The Network publishes Trilepidea, their monthly newsletter, and has published checklists of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants and naturalised plants.^[6]^[7] Plant conservation awards are given annually by the Network.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c F., Spellerberg, Ian (2005). Monitoring ecological change (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 66–68. ISBN 9780521820288. OCLC 59353104.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Home | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "NZ Plant Conservation Network Database". www.wildlife.org.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Stow, Adam; Maclean, Norman; Holwell, Gregory I. (2014). Austral ark : the state of wildlife in Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 253. ISBN 9781107033542. OCLC 876466841.
^ Foxcroft, Debrin (22 March 2018). "Seed collection efforts an insurance policy for native plants". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Publications | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ De Lange, Peter J.; Sawyer, John W D; Rolfe, Jeremy R; New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. (2006). New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. ISBN 0473113066. OCLC 174050567.
^ Ltd, Interspeed Web Solutions. "Nominations Open for Native Plant Awards - NZ Landcare Trust". www.landcare.org.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.