1. Issues for species survival The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? 1.Assessing progress and communication on ecosystem management for human well being in the UK and Overseas Territories 2.Reporting and presenting UK progress against Global results identified in the IUCN Global Programme 2009-2012 3.Identifying good practice and mechanisms to share with others.

2. Issues for rare species The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Current status > Required change > Future aim

3. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Species Survival Knowledge base Communication Awareness Options Action Involvement Cost Nature – What’s in it For Me?

4. Issues for rare species The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Restricted distribution Lack of Impact Vulnerability Any others?

5. Issues for non-charismatic rare species The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Restricted distribution Lack of Impact Vulnerability Lack of Knowledge/Information Lack of Interest? Any others?

6. Issues for rare species The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Case study: Fungi

7. Issues for rare species The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Case study: Fungi Few charismatic species Serious data deficiency Taxonomic problems Staffing problems

10. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus – Photograph: Charles David)

11. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants From http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/67/Clathrus_ruber_mature.jpg

12. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants

13. Species Survival Nature – What’s in it For Me? Puccinia thesiiPuccinia thesii, Copyright Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk

14. Issues for rare species of The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Microbes Invertebrates Fungi Plants Vertebrates Others

15. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Evaluation criteria: Knowledge Communication Awareness Options Action Involvement

16. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Nature – What’s in it For Me? Conservation impact: Diversity Distribution Function Impact Resilience Adaptation

17. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants Species Survival Feed back and involvement Knowledge base Blind spots Species as “niche occupants” or “pivotal contributors” Does the ecosystem approach help or hinder? Nature – What’s in it For Me?