Wild coffee plants, Christmas trees and chocolate’s tree are surprisingly poorly protected
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21.11.18
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Urgent action is needed to protect thousands of useful wild plants, according to new research; the data strongly suggest international conservation targets for 2020 will not be met — even for ‘commonplace’ wild plants.
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