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Creating Electronic Access to Information on the Red Data List Species and Endemic Plant Families of the Cape Floristic Region

Grantee Name: National Botanical Institute

Hotspot
Cape Floristic Region
Location
South Africa
Amount
$28,928
Dates
Mar 2003 – Mar 2004
Keywords
Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Red List assessment

Produce a complete geo-referenced electronic database of all relevant plant collections in the Bolus, Compton, and National herbariums, as well as GIS maps that indicate the number of rare and threatened species per cadastral unit for placing in the C.A.P.E. Conservation Planning Unit's Web site. This can be used for conservation planning and management in the three regions covered: Northern Cape, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape.

Strategic Direction :

3 Support civil society efforts to create an institutional environment that enables effective conservation action

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