1. EFFORTS TO CONSERVE TROPICAL PLANTS - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
- Author
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Vernon H. Heywood
- Subjects
IUCN protected area categories ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,food and beverages ,respiratory system ,Biology ,Ex situ conservation ,Rapid assessment ,Biodiversity conservation ,IUCN Red List ,Tropical plants ,business ,human activities ,Plant diversity - Abstract
Summary - An overview of man's current efforts to preserve plant diversity, both through in situ and ex situ conservation, is presented. Several approaches are reviewed, such as the IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, IUCN Protected Areas Program, Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat, the Centers for Plant Diversity and the Rapid Assessment Program.
- Published
- 1992
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