Rare Plants of Tonga
Grantee Name: Arthur Whistler
- Hotspot
- Polynesia-Micronesia
- Location
- Tonga
- Amount
- $19,275
- Dates
- Aug 2010 – Feb 2011
- Keywords
- Red List assessment, Species Conservation
Literature review and recorded herbarium specimens will determine the profiling of 140 flowering plant species that are hard to find, disappearing, rare, threatened, or endangered in Tonga. The methodologies and categories used will be coordinated with the IUCN and other NGO and governmental conservation agencies so that the data can be used to revise the Red List of threatened and endangered plants.
3 Build awareness and participation of local leaders and community members in the implementation of protection and recovery plans for threatened species
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