Networking

A collaborating Southern African Botanical Diversity Network has been established—this is one of the great successes of the project. Network functions were developed at several levels, from individuals learning from shared experiences to institutions gaining broader understanding of each other’s work. The secretariat played an important role, building an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding.

SABONET News has been an excellent medium for information sharing and for developing staff. It has also provided an element of peer pressure to further develop capacity by learning from the activities of others. An important function of SABONET News has been to raise awareness of relevance and capabilities of botanical institutions. Countries have received feedback from a broad community of users of botanical information through the wide distribution of SABONET News.

No recommendations were made as networking was felt to have developed well.

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