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The conservation of nature, particularly of the world’s flora, is a problem with complicated solutions at best. During the last few years and certainly in recent months, much effort has been devoted by a number of institutions to inform the world that plants are indeed in danger of their lives and therefore need some concrete forms of protection to ensure their survival.
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Ayensu, E.S. (1976). International Co-operation among Conservation-Orientated Botanical Gardens and Institutions. In: Simmons, J.B., Beyer, R.I., Brandham, P.E., Lucas, G.L., Parry, V.T.H. (eds) Conservation of Threatened Plants. NATO Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2517-8_27
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