these concerns appear to apply in at least several such assessments it was noted during the epr review mission that there is a need for more taxonomists within the country not only because of the gaps in knowledge on biodiversity issues but also because some existing data may need to be reexamined the dearth of taxonomists is not only a national phenomenon but has been noted as a worldwide shortage with significant negative implications for conservation efforts according to data from the global taxonomy initiative of the convention on biological diversity cbd it would appear that some systematic evaluation of taxonomic needs within morocco has been conducted but that this is not comprehensive and that generally taxonomy is not well addressed