Bridging gaps in plant conservation: The national red list assessment initiative in India

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Bridging gaps in plant conservation: The national red list assessment initiative in India

Jithu K. Jose^a,b,c

a Department of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences (SLS), University of Hyderabad, Central University, Telangana 500046, India;
b Global Conservation Consortium (GCC), Botanic Garden Conservation International (BGCI), Richmond, United Kingdom;
c Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG), IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), 1196 Gland, Switzerland

收稿日期:2025-11-08 出版日期:2026-01-25 发布日期:2026-03-05
通讯作者: Jithu K. Jose,E-mail:jithukjose1@gmail.com
基金资助:
We are thankful for the support of the ORG.one project of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), the Rufford Grants (45249- 1), the Idea Wild Grants (Project ID- KJOSINDI0125-00), and the Mohamed Bin Zyed Species Conservation (MBZ) (GEF Grant no-240535253) Funds in our efforts to conserve threatened trees in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot Forest regions.

Bridging gaps in plant conservation: The national red list assessment initiative in India

Jithu K. Jose^a,b,c

a Department of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences (SLS), University of Hyderabad, Central University, Telangana 500046, India;
b Global Conservation Consortium (GCC), Botanic Garden Conservation International (BGCI), Richmond, United Kingdom;
c Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG), IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), 1196 Gland, Switzerland

Received:2025-11-08 Online:2026-01-25 Published:2026-03-05
Contact: Jithu K. Jose,E-mail:jithukjose1@gmail.com
Supported by:
We are thankful for the support of the ORG.one project of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), the Rufford Grants (45249- 1), the Idea Wild Grants (Project ID- KJOSINDI0125-00), and the Mohamed Bin Zyed Species Conservation (MBZ) (GEF Grant no-240535253) Funds in our efforts to conserve threatened trees in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot Forest regions.

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Jithu K. Jose. Bridging gaps in plant conservation: The national red list assessment initiative in India[J]. Plant Diversity, 2026, 48(01): 225-226.

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