Bamboo Biodiversity: Africa, Madagascar and the Americas

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorInternational Network for Bamboo and Rattan
dc.contributor.otherBystriakova, Nadia
dc.contributor.otherKapos, Valerie
dc.contributor.otherLysenko, Igor
dc.coverage.spatialAsia
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:24Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:24Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBamboos are distinct and fascinating plants, with a wide range of values and uses. They play a significant role in biodiversity conservation and contribute to soil and water management. They are important for biomass production and play an increasing role in local and world economies. This study used an innovative approach to map potential current distibutions of nearly 1 000 individual bamboo species that occur naturally within remaining forests of the Asia-Pacific region. The maps were also combined to generate regional maps showing potential species and generic richness. By quantifying the area of forest cover remaining within each species' range, this study shows that more than 400 bamboo species are potentially threatened by the destruction of natural forest cover. Conservation and sustainable management of wild populations of bamboo should be high priority, especially where diversity is high or deforestation is a significant threat.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/report/bamboo-biodiversity-africa-madagascar-and-americas
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn92-807-2383-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8688
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number90 p.
dc.publisherUNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
dc.publisherInternational Network for Bamboo and Rattan
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subjectspecies conservation programme
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectenvironmental awareness
dc.subjectenvironmental conservation
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectinternational trade
dc.subjectplant protection
dc.subjectplant resource
dc.subjectplant species
dc.subjectplant trade
dc.subjectbamboo
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.titleBamboo Biodiversity: Africa, Madagascar and the Americas
dc.typeTechnical report
unepmap.identifier.seriesUNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series No. 19
wd.document.symbolUNEP(05)/B615/no.19
wd.identifier.institutionsUNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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