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To locate, list and publicise existing tropical collections in the UK, especially those containing unidentified specimens, with a view to exploiting existing collections more effectively, especially by encouraging work on them.
To publish any items supporting the objectives.
To support continued work in the tropics, particularly in under-worked areas. To this end, collecting trips may be arranged.
To seek out other methods of promoting tropical bryology in Britain and overseas.

The group will be called the British Bryological Society Tropical Bryology Group (TBG).
The TBG is a 'special interest group' within the BBS, and will have no formal constitution other than this description of its objectives, aims and operations. It will have an AGM on the same day as the BBS AGM. Any problems not resolvable by the TBG AGM will be referred to BBS Council, to which the TBG is subject.
Membership of the TBG is by active interest only, and any BBS member may become a member by registering their interest with the coordinator. The coordinator will keep a list of interested members.
The TBG as a whole will normally only meet at BBS meetings, but will be run between meetings by an executive committee, which will be elected annually at the AGM, by all members present. The committee will consist of a coordinator and three other members, and will meet as necessary. The committee may co-opt other members for specific purposes.
TBG activities will be described in progress reports in the BBS Bulletin.
Any events or activities that require general communication within the group will be communicated via an irregular newsletter, by the coordinator.

TBG08/tbgobj - Text last amended: 1 October 1990