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Biodiversity Conservation in the Thar Desert; with Emphasis on Endemic and Medicinal Plants

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  • T.I. Khan

    (University of Rajasthan)

  • Anil K. Dular

    (University of Rajasthan)

  • Deepika M. Solomon

    (University of Rajasthan)

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The Indian desert, the Thar Desert, has its own importance and specific characteristics with respect to endemic and medicinal plants. Forty-five plant species are considered to be rare and/or endangered. The desert has a large number of plants of economic importance and medicinal use. The Thar Desert is thickly populated in comparison to other hot deserts of the world. 17.44 million people and 23.33 million livestock are recorded from the region. These populations exert pressure on the biological resources of the Thar Desert causing a lack of sustainability and necessitate conservation of biodiversity actions.

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  • T.I. Khan & Anil K. Dular & Deepika M. Solomon, 2003. "Biodiversity Conservation in the Thar Desert; with Emphasis on Endemic and Medicinal Plants," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 137-144, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:23:y:2003:i:2:d:10.1023_a:1024835721316
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1024835721316
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    1. T. I. Khan & S. Frost, 2001. "Floral biodiversity: a question of survival in the Indian Thar Desert," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 231-236, September.
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    1. Ministry of Environment and Forests GOI, 2016. "Elucidation of the Fifth National Report on Convention to Combat Desertification," Working Papers id:10940, eSocialSciences.
    2. Jiri Chlachula, 2021. "Between Sand Dunes and Hamadas: Environmental Sustainability of the Thar Desert, West India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-16, March.
    3. Fahim Arshad & Muhammad Waheed & Kaneez Fatima & Nidaa Harun & Muhammad Iqbal & Kaniz Fatima & Shaheena Umbreen, 2022. "Predicting the Suitable Current and Future Potential Distribution of the Native Endangered Tree Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. in Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-10, June.

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