The global distribution of plants used by humans

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pironon, S.; Ondo, I.; Diazgranados, M.; Allkin, R.; Baquero, A. C.; Camara-Leret, R.; Canteiro, C.; Dennehy-Carr, Z.; Govaerts, R.; Hargreaves, S.; Hudson, A. J.; Lemmens, R.; Milliken, W.; Nesbitt, M.; Patmore, K.; Schmelzer, G.; Turner, R. M.; van Andel, T. R.; Ulian, T.; Antonelli, A.; Willis, K. J.
• 署名单位: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; New York Botanical Garden; University of Zurich; University of Reading; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Wageningen University & Research; University of London; Royal Holloway University London; University of London; University College London; Naturalis Biodiversity Center; University of Turin; University of Gothenburg; University of Oxford; University of London; Queen Mary University London
• 刊物名称: SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0036-13678
• DOI: 10.1126/science.adg8028
• 发表日期: 2024-01-19
• 页码: 293-297
• 关键词: biodiversity; CONSERVATION; hotspots; wild

摘要

Plants sustain human life. Understanding geographic patterns of the diversity of species used by people is thus essential for the sustainable management of plant resources. Here, we investigate the global distribution of 35,687 utilized plant species spanning 10 use categories (e.g., food, medicine, material). Our findings indicate general concordance between utilized and total plant diversity, supporting the potential for simultaneously conserving species diversity and its contributions to people. Although Indigenous lands across Mesoamerica, the Horn of Africa, and Southern Asia harbor a disproportionate diversity of utilized plants, the incidence of protected areas is negatively correlated with utilized species richness. Finding mechanisms to preserve areas containing concentrations of utilized plants and traditional knowledge must become a priority for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.