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Prioritizing Conservation of Medicinal Flora in the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot: An Integrated Ecological and Socioeconomic Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2018

Bilal A Tali ,
Anzar A Khuroo Open the ORCID record for Anzar A Khuroo [Opens in a new window] ,
Irshad A Nawchoo  and
Aijaz H Ganie
Bilal A Tali
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, SAM Degree College Budgam – 191111, Jammu and Kashmir, India Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar – 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Anzar A Khuroo*
Affiliation:
Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar – 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Irshad A Nawchoo
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar – 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Aijaz H Ganie
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Kargil Campus, Jammu and Kashmir, India
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Anzar A Khuroo, Email: [email protected]
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Summary

To achieve the challenging goals of minimizing loss of species and achieving sustainable use of biodiversity, conservation prioritization merits urgent research attention. The present study identifies the priority of conservation for the medicinal flora of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region, a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. A total of 881 medicinal plant species were scored based on key ecological (endemism, threat status) and socioeconomic (use value, mode of harvesting) criteria, and 50 of these are prioritized for conservation; most of these are narrow endemics. Worryingly, all of the 50 prioritized species are currently recognized under different International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources threat categories, are highly prized for their use in traditional medicine in the region and are precious sustainable bioresources for the herbal industry. Most of these prioritized species are being harvested illegally. This integrated ecological and socioeconomic study has immediate implications for evidence-based and target-orientated conservation policy and practice in this Himalayan region.

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biodiversityconservationsustainable useHimalayas
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Non-Thematic Papers
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 46 , Special Issue 2: Thematic Section: Forests in Flux , June 2019 , pp. 147 - 154
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© Foundation for Environmental Conservation 2018. 

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Cite this article: Tali BA, Khuroo AA, Nawchoo IA, Ganie AH (2018) Prioritizing Conservation of Medicinal Flora in the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot: An Integrated Ecological and Socioeconomic Approach. Environmental Conservation page 1 of 8. doi: 10.1017/S0376892918000425

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