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Halophyte Research, Conservation and Development: The Role of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Asia-Pacific

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Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science ((TAVS,volume 49))

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The short presentation discusses briefly the importance of halophytes in a world with freshwater shortages; it highlights the roles of coastal UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Asia-Pacific and how they can contribute to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals via halophyte research, conservation and development.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand

    Benno Böer

  2. UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme,, Paris cedex 15, France

    Miguel Clüsener-Godt

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  1. Benno Böer
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Correspondence to Benno Böer .

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  1. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    Bilquees Gul

  2. UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand

    Benno Böer

  3. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    M. Ajmal Khan

  4. UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Paris cedex 15, France

    Miguel Clüsener-Godt

  5. Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    Abdul Hameed

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Böer, B., Clüsener-Godt, M. (2019). Halophyte Research, Conservation and Development: The Role of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Asia-Pacific. In: Gul, B., Böer, B., Khan, M., Clüsener-Godt, M., Hameed, A. (eds) Sabkha Ecosystems. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 49. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04417-6_1

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