Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: Wall Street Journal Reports on Implications and Risks of Plant Blindness
August 16, 2018
 
An article in the August 14 Wall Street Journal explores some of the issues associated with plant blindness, a problem that the NPCC and the botanical community generally, have been fighting for decades.
 
Plant blindness is the phenomena of people not understanding or appreciating plants. This lack of understanding translates into inadequate laws, staffing and funding for plant conservation. These in turn contribute to the critical imperilment of at least 20% of the planet's flora.
 
The Journal article covered some of the problems resulting from Plant Blindness:
The Journal notes that efforts are being made to confront plant blindness and the problems it creates. For example, the “Botany Bill” (a.k.a. the Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act) has been introduced in the House and Senate. The bill encourages federal land management agencies to hire botanists, conduct research on native plant materials, and give preference to native plants in projects on federal land when feasible.
 
The NPCC fights the problems of plant blindness throughout our work, including the Equal Protection for Plants and Botany Staffing and Funding programs.
 
Read the Wall Street Journal Article
Learn more about the "Botany Bill" and how you can support it!