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State of the world's plants 2016 [1]

The spread of pests and pathogens that damage plant life could cost global agriculture $540 billion a year, according to this report released by the Royal Botanic Gardens in London. An increase in international trade and travel had left flora facing rising threats from invasive pests and pathogens, and called for greater biosecurity measures.

[2]This is the frst document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. It represents a status report on our knowledge of global vegetation as it stands in 2016, including a synthesis of existing information about vascular plants.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Royal Botanic Gardens [3]
Tags:
Biodiversity [4], Flora [5], Endangered Species [6], Climate Change [7], Invasive Alien Species [8], Genetic Resources [9], Benefit Sharing [10], Extinct Species [11], Minor Forest Produce [12], Patents [13], Traditional Knowledge [14], Medicinal Plants [15], Crop Biodiversity [16], Plant Biodiversity [17]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/state-worlds-plants-2016
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/State of the Worlds Plants report 2016.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/royal-botanic-gardens
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/invasive-alien-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-resources
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-forest-produce
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-biodiversity
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-biodiversity