What are the conservation implications of the Flora of China project?
The Flora of China will contribute greatly to the conservation of Chinese plants. Consistent effort is being made during the course of the preparation of the Flora to identify threatened and endangered species, making possible studies to relocate these rare, threatened and endangered species and to bring them into cultivation in China and elsewhere. Because China is home to such a large proportion of the plants of the world, the preservation of these species, which in many cases are the relicts of North Temperate species that were more widespread in the past, are of special importance for all people. The updated, English-language Flora will help enlist the participation of the international community in China’s effort to preserve its own botanical diversity. The Flora will help scientists learn more about the plants of China that can be used for reforestation and re-establishment of sustainable communities throughout the country, which have been so extensively devastated by human activ
