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Garden. Increasingly, conservation will influence the development of the living collection and seed-banking priorities.
As part of CANBR, ANBG staff will contribute to the development and management of the collections of the Australian National Herbarium (ANH). The ANH is a nationally focused scientific collection documenting the diversity of the Australian flora (and the flora of neighbouring countries). It underpins taxonomy, systematics, conservation ecology and other forms of research undertaken at the ANBG and CANBR. The ANH also maintains reference vouchers for the living plant, seed bank and image collections – allowing changes in botanical understanding over time to be reflected through all linked collections.
Genetic resources are held in several ANBG and CANBR collections. Increasingly these resources are called upon for national and international research projects and conservation activities.
The ANBG's library and archive maintains many important books, journals and artworks that document Australia's natural heritage and the history of the ANBG.
Collection managers will strive to find ways to promote and make greater use of the various collections held by ANBG and CANBR, while taking care to ensure their intrinsic values are not compromised. There will be a greater emphasis on using the collection to connect people with plants through various display, design and communication techniques, and we will encourage learning at all ages.

Together the ANBG's many individual collections form a unique, integrated national collection that needs to be carefully maintained and further developed over the coming decade. These collections will allow the development of an improved understanding of Australia's biodiversity, emerging biosecurity threats, the impacts of climate change, and conservation and restoration.

Goal topics
2.1 Living collection
2.2 Seed collection
2.3 Herbarium collection
2.4 Image collection
2.5 Library and archive collection
2.6 Botanical databases
2.7 Access to biological resources
2.8 Genetic resources
2.9 Climate change impacts
2.10 Remnant vegetation and wildlife management

Performance indicators
    * Annual audits of the curatorial standards of each of the collections indicate a high degree of compliance with collection policies and curation standards
    * There is an increase in the percentage of known Australian plants represented in the collections
    * There is an annual increase in the use of our botanical data systems and data

Outcomes
    * The collections are maintained to high curatorial standards
    * Our national botanical collections contribute to safeguarding Australian plant species from extinction
    * The ANBG is an accessible authoritative source for information about Australian plants
    * The expanded National Seed Bank facilitates development of the ANBG's seed science capabilities and their application

2.1       Living collection

Background
The living collection, including the plants growing in the garden and nursery, is one of the ANBG's most important assets. It is the world's largest living collection of Australian plants