State of the Nation’s Plants

2021 marks the 10th year anniversary of Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines (CDFP), a digital checklist and online photo repository for all the vascular flora in the country.

Through citizen science and engagement with the Philippine botanical community, the CDFP team also carries on the work of PNPCSI founder, Leonard Co, who began the list and hoped to see his countrymen become more familiar with the flora that he loved.

Members of the CDFP team will present updates on the checklist and photo documentation efforts so far, giving symposium participants an overview of how far plant taxonomy and conservation in the country has come.

This will be supplemented by an overview of environmental and botanical issues in the Philippines, presented by PNPCSI members.

All of these elements will be combined in a definitive State of the Nation’s Plants statement, calling Filipinos to action for conservation of our unique and threatened native flora. More information to follow.