Ex-situ Conservation of the Rare and Threatened Plants of Mauritius
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £60,029
WHERE Mauritius
Summary
Implementation of Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (CBD) in Mauritius - ‘60% of threatened plant species in accessible ex situ collections, preferably in the country of origin, by 2010…’
GLOBAL PLANT STRATEGY, MONITORING, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Mauritius
Project Outputs
•Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement (ABSA) developed
•Securely banked seed collections of rare and threatened species
•Herbarium specimens held in duplicate herbaria
•Germination protocols developed for seed collections
•Storage protocols developed for all orthodox species
•Creation of National seed bank facility in Mauritius
•Increased capacity in ex situ conservation for Mauritius
