Over 40% of the primary forest in Lao PDR remains but this is under increasing pressure. Floristic diversity is poorly known and botanical work almost non-existent.
Conifers are one of the world's most important resources of timber. If managed wisely and used sustainably, these resources will provide wood for a multitude of purposes, virtually indefinitely.
Author(s):
Farjon, Aljos
Page, Christopher N.
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conifer Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
This represents the most comprehensive compilation of data on threatened vascular plants ever published. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale.
