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Setting conservation priorities for Lebanese flora—Identification of important plant areas [1]

Considered as a hotspot for biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin, Lebanon is currently witnessing anarchic urbanization and unprecedented destruction of its natural habitats. Unregulated urbanization is also compounded by the surge in Lebanon’s population due to the unabated influx of Syrian refugees since 2012. This work aims to define Important Plant Areas (IPAs) with exceptional botanical richness. These IPAs should constitute the priority zones for conservation, contributing to the fulfillment of national targets in the framework of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
Magda Bou Dagher-Kharrat [3], Hicham El Zein [4], Germinal Rouhan [5]
Journal for Nature Conservation [6]
43
85-94
Tags:
Flora [7], Lebanon [8], Biodiversity [9], Urbanisation [10], Biodiversity Hotspots [11], Endangered Species [12], Biodiversity Conservation [13]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/setting-conservation-priorities-lebanese-flora%E2%80%94identification-important-plant-areas
[2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138117301085
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/magda-bou-dagher-kharrat
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hicham-el-zein
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/germinal-rouhan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-nature-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lebanon
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation