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Brazilian Flora 2020: Innovation and collaboration to meet Target 1 of the Glob...
Filardi,Fabiana L. Ranzato; Barros,Fábio de; Baumgratz,José Fernando A.; Bicudo,Carlos E.M.; Cavalcanti,Taciana B.; Coelho,Marcus A. NadruzAbstract The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was established by the Conference of Parties in 2002 to decrease the loss of plant diversity, reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable development. To achieve this overarching goal, the GSPC has established a series of targets, one of which is to ensure that plant diversity is well understood, so that it can be effectively conserved and used in a su...
Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil
Zappi,Daniela C.; Filardi,Fabiana L. Ranzato; Leitman,Paula; Souza,Vinícius C.; Walter,Bruno M.T.; Pirani,José R.; Morim,Marli P.; Queiroz,Luciano P.Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in rela...