Inventory, Evaluation and Monitoring of Botanical Diversity in Southern Africa: A Regional Capacity and Institution Building Network

Through networking and developing existing capacities within the southern African region, this project will build the effective capacity of professional and support staff in 10 countries to inventory, evaluate and monitor some 30,0000 species of flowering plants and ferns (10% of the global flora) within arid, mediterranean, forest, mountain, coastal and wetland ecosystems. The project will directly reduce the potential negative impacts of development projects on the botanical diversity of the region by increasing the information base concerning the distribution and status of the region's botanical diversity, and will allow such assessments to be performed by individuals and institutions within the region.