: a necessity in a changing world

Justification for future work / funding

Measure collection goals against what is grown (stored) in the garden

Justification for future work / funding Measure collection goals against what is grown (stored) in the garden Baseline data to develop and review targets and goals

Justification for future work / funding Measure collection goals against what is grown (stored) in the garden Baseline data to develop and review targets and goals Information for annual report and stakeholders

Herbarium vouchers can provide important information for living collections

Collection audits maintain maximum level of biodiversity at greatest economic & logistic efficiency

STEP 8: Conduct internet research Liriodendron tulipifera200 Arum italicum118 Bromus bromoideus (Extinct in wild) 5 … Online verification

STEP 10: Find new homes for/or discard unwanted accessions

Audit of cost-benefit Cibrian-Jaramillo et al. Botanical Review Indicator 3: Operational costs associated with maintaining accessions Each organisation develop a cost assessment that makes sense Fixed costs (i.e. one-time costs) such as field collection and site preparation, Variable costs (i.e. recurring costs) annual total horticultural and curation costs number of accessions or number of plants Make it realistic, lifespans of accessions etc.

2014 Plant Collections Symposium Resources link: Thank you for your attention