[Taxacom] FW: Released Friday 27 April - Discovering Biodiversity: A decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand 2018-2027

[Stephen Thorpe]

See below. In this rhetoric-laden begging bowl, it is claimed "Australian and New Zealand taxonomists and biosystematists are world leaders, particularly in translating biodiversity research for public benefit"

Can anyone translate that? What does it mean???

Stephen


--- On Wed, 2/5/18, Dean Peterson <Dean.Peterson at tepapa.govt.nz> wrote:

> From: Dean Peterson <Dean.Peterson at tepapa.govt.nz>
> Subject: FW: Released Friday 27 April - Discovering Biodiversity: A decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand 2018-2027
> To: "Dean Peterson" <Dean.Peterson at tepapa.govt.nz>
> Received: Wednesday, 2 May, 2018, 1:17 PM
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> Hi Everyone, 
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> Below is a message from Kevin Thiele
> regarding the decadal plan recently released. 
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> Kind regards, 
> Dean 
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> Dr Dean
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> From: Kevin
> Thiele
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> Sent: Monday, 30 April 2018 8:00 PM
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> Subject: Released Friday 27 April - Discovering
> Biodiversity: A decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics
> in Australia and New Zealand 2018-2027 
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> Hi
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> You’re receiving this email because you
> attended one of the taxonomy decadal plan sector-stakeholder
> engagement meetings late last year, or have expressed
> interest in the decadal plan and requested
> updates. 
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> plan was officially launched at Parliament House Canberra
> last Friday morning (27 April), with around 60 attendees. I
> believe there is a strong sense by those who attended the
> launch that this was a milestone for
>  our community.  
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> launch generated substantial media interest, including radio
> and newspaper pieces both locally in Australia and New
> Zealand, and internationally. The social media reach has
> also been impressive – the Academy has an
>  extremely good social media presence, as have many of our
> institutions. The attention generated shows that our
> discipline – taxonomy and biosystematics –
> resonates with and greatly interests the public. We need to
> work with this, and build more exposure, in
>  the coming years. 
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> At the
> launch I thanked all who have been involved in this project,
> including the Advisory Committee, Working Group, and the
> more than 400 people who provided suggestions, advice and
> guidance at the sector-stakeholder
>  meetings, through the noto|biotica blog, on the exposure
> draft, and via direct contact. This email is to thank you
> all for your contributions and help. 
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> Discovering Diversity: A decadal plan for
> taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand
> 2018-2027 is now available for
> download as a pdf from
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> https://www.science.org.au/support/analysis/decadal-plans-science/discovering-biodiversity-decadal-plan-taxonomy.
> Please read it, pass it to colleagues and contacts in
> government and the community, and consider how we can best
> implement its strategic actions.
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> Finally, while the launch of the plan is a
> milestone, what this really means is that while we now have
> a mile behind us, we have another in front. Substantial
> further work is required (and planned) in the next few years
>  and throughout the decade, to bring about the real change
> that the plan outlines. It will be beaut if you can stay
> with us, help shape the implementation of the plan, and work
> towards a better future for Australian and New Zealand
> taxonomy and biosystematics,
>  and through this for our biodiversity. 
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> Regards, and thanks again - Kevin 
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> Kevin Thiele
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> Manager, Biosystematics and Taxonomy Plan
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