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In 2010, Brazil met Target 1 established by the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC-CDB), within the scope of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with the publication of the “Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil” (see above “Publications/References”) and with the release of the first online version of the “Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil”. The “Lista do Brasil” project, as it became popularly known, ended in November 2015, with the publication of five articles and their respective databases (see above in “Access to Data” and “Publications/References”). In early 2016, the “Flora do Brasil 2020” project was launched, aiming to fulfill Target 1 established by the GSPC-CDB for 2020, with morphological descriptions, identification keys and illustrations for all species of plants, algae and fungi known to the country. By the end of 2020, monographs for all families of Bryophytes, Ferns and Lycophytes and Gymnosperms native to Brazil were made available in a broad and unrestricted way, as well as monographs for 90% of Angiosperm families. The results achieved were consequence of the collaborative work of more than 900 taxonomists, Brazilians and foreigners, in an online platform for the inclusion of data from the taxonomic groups of their specialty. In addition to preparing the monographs, these researchers were also responsible for including information on nomenclature (accepted names vs. synonyms) and geographic distribution (by states in Brazil, endemism and Phytogeographic Domains), in addition to including valuable data on life forms, substrate and vegetation types for the species worked. It is important to note that high resolution images of exsiccates, as well as images of species in nature and scientific illustrations are also associated with taxa to aid in their recognition. However, the monographs completed for Algae and for Fungi were not able to cover the real diversity of these groups in Brazil and this was a stimulus for the beginning of this new phase of the project, now called Flora e Funga do Brasil. This change aims to seek a more inclusive biological terminology for the Fungi Kingdom and a greater engagement of the mycological and lichenological community, both for the improvement of the list of species occurring in the country, and for the elaboration of monographs.