Why Wild Plant Ancestors Need Protection

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By Climate News NetworkNov 27, 2018, 2:56 pm222 pts
By Tim Radford Only a small percentage of the wild plant ancestors vital to human life can be considered safe from extinction. Botanists who have monitored the conservation status of almost 7,000 species—the wild forerunners of plants that humans use for food, medicine, shelter, fuel and livestock…

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