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2020
Journal article
Lessons learned as Erica turgida is returned.
Erica turgida, a small unassuming pink bushy heath species was listed as ‘Extinct in the Wild’ in 1996. It was last seen in habitat at Kenilworth Racecourse by South African botanist, Elsie Esterhuizen who made an herbarium collection and gave material for propagation to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. It once occurred...Hitchcock, Anthony ; Williams, Jenny ; Cowell, Carly
Restoration, Re-introduction, Ericaceae, South Africa, Fynbos, Biodiversity, and Cape Town (South Africa)
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2017
Research report
Coffee Farming and Climate Change in Ethiopia: Impacts, Forecasts, Resilience and Opportunities - Summary
A two-year SCIP project undertaken by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF), and partners. The aim of the project was to provide a climate-resilient coffee economy strategy for Ethiopia, based on a rigorous assessment of the influence of climate change on coffee-producing areas...Moat, Justin ; Williams, Jenny ; Baena, Susana ; Wilkinson, Tim ; Demissew, Sebsebe …
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2022
Journal article
Prioritising species for monitoring in a South African protected area and the Red List for plants.
Protected areas (PA) in biodiversity hotspots face the challenge of monitoring large numbers of locally rare and threatened plant species at times with limited budgets. Prioritising species according to their local extinction risk could help PA managers to decide which species to monitor. However, there is often very little information...Cowell, Carly R. ; Nic Lughadha, Eimear ; Anderson, Pippin M. L. ; Leão, Tarciso ; Williams, Jenny …
IUCN Red List, South Africa, National Park, Fynbos, Protected area, and Biodiversity
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2019
Book
Habitats Menacés et Zones Tropicales Importantes Pour les Plantes (ZTIP) de Guinée, Afrique de l'Ouest.
La Guinée compte plus de 250 espèces répertoriées de plantes uniques et menacées, plus que tout autre pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Assurer leur protection ne devrait pas uniquement être une priorité nationale, mais une priorité mondiale. Parmi ces espèces – ces ressources naturelles – il existe potentiellement de nouveaux médicaments,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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2019
Book
Threatened Habitats & Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) of Guinea, West Africa.
Guinea has more than 250 documented unique and threatened plant species, more than is known for any other country in West Africa. To protect them should be not only a national priority but a global one. Among these species – these natural resources – are the potential for new medicines,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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2018
Journal article
Grass Functional Traits Differentiate Forest and Savanna in the Madagascar Central Highlands.