As part of RUL's Biodiversity Action Plan and its commitment to having a positive impact on biodiversity, and consistent with specific recommendations made by Burke (2005), the company undertook to identify and assess plant species of conservation concern within its licence area. RUL, as part of the Rio Tinto Group, is committed to the conservation of threatened and endemic species and to the protection of high priority conservation areas. They also support local, national and global conservation initiatives.