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Book Synopsis Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care by : Bodeker
Download or read book Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care written by Bodeker and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of papers by experts in medicinal plants, presented to help clarify the many policy and technical issues associated with the conservation, use, production and trade of medicinal plants. The publication draws attention to the huge contribution of medicinal plants to traditional and modern health care system. It also alerts readers on the many problems and challenges facing their sustainable development. Subjects covered include assessment and management of the medicinal plant resource base; best harvesting and processing practices; trade issues; and intellectual property rights regarding traditional medicines of indigenous peoples. This documents will help raise awareness of medicinal plants as an important forest resource and will help ensure that medicinal plants are adequately included in forest conservation and utilization programmes. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction by G C Bodeker; Part I: General Articles covering Global Issues; Forest based medicines in traditional and cosmopolitan health care by A P Van Seters, Enthnobotanical research and traditional health care in developing countries by M Balick and P A Cox, Between a rock and a hard place: Indigenous peoples, nation states and the multinationals by G Dutfield, Industrial utilisation of medicinal plants in developing countries by T de Silva, Trade in Medicinal Plants by S E Kuipers, Medicinal plant information database by K K S Bhat; Part II: Articles on Regional Aspects of Medicinal Plants Use; Biodiversity-People Interface in Nepal by N Bhattarai, Beyond the Biodiversity convention-the challenges facing the bio-cultural heritage of india s medicinal plants by D Shankar and B Majumdar, A biocultural medicinal plants conservation project in Sri Lanka by L de Alwis, utilisation and conservation of medicinal plants in China with special reference to Atractylides lancea by S-A He and N Sheng, An Africa-wide overview of medicinial plant harvesting, conservation and health care by A B Cunningham, Biodiversity conservation and the application of Amazonian medicinal plants in the control of malaria by W Milliken, Bulgarian model for regulating the trade in plant material for medicinal and other purposes by D Lange and M Mladenova, Phytomedicinal forest harvest in the United States by J A Duke.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9789251040638 Total Pages :168 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (46 download)
Book Synopsis Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a collection of papers by some experts in medicinal plants. It is presented as a contribution to clarifying the many policy and technical issues associated with the conservation, use, production and trade of medicinal plants. This publication draws attention to the huge contribution of medicinal plants to traditional and modern health care systems, but also alert the readers on the many problems and challenges facing their sustainable development, such as: assessment and management of the medicinal plant resource base; best harvesting and processing practices; trade issues and aspects dealing with the intellectual property rights on traditional medicine by indigenous peoples. The use of this document will help raise the awareness on medicinal plants as an important forest resource, and will help ensure that medicinal plants are adequately included in forest conservation and utilization programmes.
Book Synopsis Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care by : Gerard Bodeker
Download or read book Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care written by Gerard Bodeker and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest by : Michael J. Balick
Download or read book Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest written by Michael J. Balick and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.
Book Synopsis Conservation of Medicinal Plants by : Olayiwola Akerele
Download or read book Conservation of Medicinal Plants written by Olayiwola Akerele and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-07-26 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed discussion of the need to conserve medicinal plants and their environments.
Book Synopsis Impact of Deforestation on Medicinal Plants in Ghana by : Emmanuel Boon
Download or read book Impact of Deforestation on Medicinal Plants in Ghana written by Emmanuel Boon and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Forestry / Forestry Economics, Vrije University Brussel (Human Ecology Department), 52 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The role of medicinal plants in traditional health care delivery in Ghana cannot be overemphasized. More than 250 indigenous trees and plants with healing properties have been scientifically catalogued in Ghana. Unfortunately, the very foundation upon which the medicinal plant species and the traditional health care system survive is threatened by deforestation. The rate of deforestation has increased by 50% over the last ten years, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The current area of intact forest is now estimated at between 10.9 and 11.8% of the original cover and 6.9% of the country's total area. Deforestation is changing the habitats of disease-carrying insects and creating conditions that may help to spread malaria, river blindness and other devastating illnesses. Moreover, since the majority of the rural poor in Ghana depends on traditional medicine for their health care needs, the present high rate of deforestation will have a detrimental effect on the heath care delivery system in the country. Important plant species will be lost to deforestation unless urgent measures are taken. This paper examines the impact of deforestation on medicinal plants in Ghana.
Book Synopsis Medicinal Plants by : Timothy R. Tomlinson
Download or read book Medicinal Plants written by Timothy R. Tomlinson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of human civilization, people have depended on plants to cure disease, promote healing of injuries, and alleviate pain. In many places that has changed very little. In the West, however, herbal and botanical cures have long been ignored in favor of "scientific medicine." But the benefits of medicinal plants are being rediscovered in many developed countries, where consumers are turning to such therapies in place of, and in addition to, Western medical treatments. And, all over the world, the drive to lower the cost of health care has made herbals and botanicals an attractive alternative to more expensive synthetic remedies. In 1978, the World Health Organization responded to increased interest in medicinal plants by convening a series of international consultations, seminars, and symposia to explore and promote the use of medicinal plants. Medicinal Plants presents the proceedings of the last of these symposia, held in 1993. It brings together an vast range of information and presents an overview of the use of medicinal plants that includes a discussion of a variety of issues—scientific, economic, regulatory, agricultural, cultural—focused on the importance of medicinal plants to primary health care and global health care reform.
Book Synopsis Forests and Human Health by : Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Download or read book Forests and Human Health written by Carol J. Pierce Colfer and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study has two central concerns: the state of human health in forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. Within this framework, we consider four issues related to tropical forests and human health. First, we discuss forest foods, emphasizing the forest as a food-producing habitat, human dependence on forest foods, the nutritional contributions of such foods, and nutrition-related problems that affect forest peoples. Our second topic is disease and other health problems. In addition to the major problems—HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola and mercury poisoning—we address some 20 other tropical diseases and health problems related to forests. The third topic is medicinal products. We review the biophysical properties of medicinal species and consider related indigenous knowledge, human uses of medicinal forest products, the serious threats to forest sustainability, and the roles of traditional healers, with a discussion of the benefits of forest medicines and conflicts over their distribution. Our fourth and final topic is the cultural interpretations of human health found among forest peoples, including holistic world views that impinge on health and indigenous knowledge. The Occasional Paper concludes with some observations about the current state of our knowledge, its utility and shortcomings, and our suggestions for future research.
Book Synopsis Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals by : Jeanine Davis
Download or read book Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals written by Jeanine Davis and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals Not all saleable crops are dependent on access to greenhouses or sun-drenched, arable land. Shade-loving medicinal herbs can be successfully cultivated in a forest garden for personal use or as small-scale cash crops. Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals is a complete guide to these increasingly popular botanicals, aimed at aspiring and experienced growers alike. In this fully revised and updated edition, authors Jeanine Davis and W. Scott Persons show how more than a dozen sought-after native species can generate a greater profit on a rugged, otherwise idle woodlot than just about any other legal crop on an equal area of cleared land. With little capital investment but plenty of sweat equity, patience, and common sense, small landowners can preserve and enhance their treed space while simultaneously earning supplemental income. Learn how to establish, grow, harvest, and market: Popular medicinal roots such as ginseng, goldenseal, and black cohosh; Other commonly used botanicals including bloodroot, false unicorn, and mayapple The nutritious wild food, ramps, and the valuable ornamental galax. Packed with budget information, extensive references, and personal stories of successful growers, this invaluable resource will excite and inspire everyone from the home gardener to the full-time farmer. Jeanine Davis is an associate professor and extension specialist with North Carolina State University. Her focus is helping farmers diversify into new crops and organic agriculture. W. Scott Persons is the author of American Ginseng: Green Gold and an expert in growing and marketing wild-simulated and woods-cultivated ginseng.
Book Synopsis Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants by : World Health Organization
Download or read book Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants written by World Health Organization and published by World Conservation Union. This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Conservation and Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants by : P.E. Rajasekharan
Download or read book Conservation and Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants written by P.E. Rajasekharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicinal plants are globally valuable sources of herbal products. Plant-based remedies have been used for centuries and have had no alternative in the western medicine repertoire, while others and their bioactive derivatives are in high demand and have been the central focus of biomedical research. As Medicinal plants move from fringe to mainstream with a greater number of individuals seeking treatments free of side effects, considerable attention has been paid to utilize plant-based products for the prevention and cure of human diseases. An unintended consequence of this increased demand, however, is that the existence of many medicinal plants is now threatened, due to their small population size, narrow distribution area, habitat specificity, and destructive mode of harvesting. In addition, climate change, habitat loss and genetic drift have further endangered these unique species. Although extensive research has been carried out on medicinal and aromatic plants, there is relatively little information available on their global distribution patterns, conservation and the associated laws prevailing. This book reviews the current status of threatened medicinal plants in light of increased surge in the demand for herbal medicine. It brings together chapters on both wild (non-cultivated) and domestic (cultivated) species having therapeutic values. Thematically, conventional and contemporary approaches to conservation of such threatened medicinal plants with commercial feasibility are presented. The topics of interest include, but not limited to, biotechnology, sustainable development, in situ and ex situ conservation, and even the relevance of IPR on threatened medicinal plants. We believe this book is useful to horticulturists, botanists, policy makers, conservationists, NGOs and researchers in the academia and the industry sectors.
Download or read book Medicinal Plants written by A. K. Chopra and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local health traditions cannot be revitalized without ensuring the health of their medicinal plants resources base. For along term and sustainable utilization programme for medicinal plants, it is imperative that medicinal plants are not only domesticated and put under cutlivation, but also conserved in the wild. This book is first of its kind thereby adding a new dimension to the cultivation, conservation and utilisation of medicinal plants. According to current estimates about three fourth of the herbal drugs produced in India are used for curing human ailments. Based on different researchers, strategies on conservation, cultivation and utilization on medicinal plants, the book profiles over 100 s of such type of plants, which have been reported by different scientists, researchers, academicians and scholars of the country. The book highlights the current status of important medicinal plants of India and also has some interesting and vital tips. The book will be useful for research institutions, agencies, NGOs, scientists, academicians, importers and exporters, growers, suppliers, medicinal garden owners and all those working in the allied fields. Contents Chapter 1: Traditional Health Care in a Remote Area of District Chamoli (Garhwal), Uttaranchal: What Could Do With? by Hemlata, Chandra P Kuniyal and Y P S Pangtey; Chapter 2: Medicinal Plants of India: Need for Their Preservation by Maya Ram Uniyal; Chapter 3: Angiospermous Seeds of Medicinal Importance in Gujarat State by Premendra Singh, S Sisodia and Jinesh Shah; Chapter 4: Management of Viral Diseases of Ashwagandha by L P Awasthi, R V Singh, Pardeep Kumar and Shyam Singh; Chapter 5: Ayurvedic Garden: A Novel Concept in Society for Education and Popularization of Medicinally Important Plants by Niraj N Upadhyay, Mitesh B Panchal and Vishal K Muliya; Chapter 6: Isolation of Larvicidal Ingredient from the Leaves of Catharanthus roseus for Mosquito Control by M F Alam, A K Chopra and V K Dua; Chapter 7: Phenological Study of Naturalised Medicinal Herbs of Agra by Manjari Kumari and A K Singh; Chapter 8: An Ethnomedicinal plants in Melghat of Amravati District: A Need for Conservation by U S Patil; Chapter 9: Variability Measurement in Three Wild Collections of Solanum nigrum L Complex by Manisha Dhasmana and R K S Rathore; Chapter 10: Antibacterial Activity of Mixtures of Essential Oils by R C Dubey and Anika Rana; Chapter 11: Herbs, Health and Environment; Chapter 12: Ecological Studies on Medicinal Plants of Neeru Watershed, (J&K) by Harish Chander Dutt; Chapter 13: Assessment of Influence of SO2 Pollution on Biochemical and Antioxidant Defense System of Medicinal Plant (Azadiracta indica): A Case Study by D R Khanna and Neetu Saxena; Chapter 14: Distribution Patterns of Coccinellids and Their Role in Biological Control of Mustard Aphids by Pushpa Singh and Sachin Srivastava; Chapter 15: Pharmaceutical Products and Anti-microbial Activity of Bryophytes: Uses of Green Brain by Kajal Srivastava and Shivom Singh; Chapter 16: Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Three Adiantum Species of Ferns Formulation for Stamina in Male and Female Albino Mice Subjected to Forced Swim Stress by D K Bhatia and R K Pande; Chapter 17: Phytochemical, Antifungal and Antibacterial Studies of Premna cordifolia (Stem) by J S Jangwan, N K Agarwal and J S Kathait; Chapter 18: Phytochemical Examination of Pittosporum nepaulense and its Effect on Microorganism as an Antibacterial Agent by J S Kathait, Veena Joshi, N K Agarwal and J S Jangwan; Chapter 19: Isolation of Active Chemical Constituents and Study of Active Anticancer Alkaloid from the Root Extract of Pongamia pinnata (Vent) by Pawan Kumar Sagar; Chapter 20: Antibacterial Activity of Medicinal Plants Against Dental Infections by Prabhat and Navneet; Chapter 21: Conservation of Some Useful Medicinal Plants of Haridwar District in Uttaranchal State by Anil Kumar Dhiman; Chapter 22: Medicinal Plant Diversity in Pindari Glacier Area of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), Uttaranchal by Laxmi Rawat, H B Vashista, Deepak Kholiya and S K Kamboj; Chapter 23: Effect of Three Different Boiling Times for Extraction of Aqueous Extract of Peepal Leaf on Growth of Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fr by Vishal K Muliya and Arun Arya; Chapter 24: Rare Medicinal Plants as Used in the Folklore of Garhwal Himalaya by P P Badoni, A K Dobriyal, P K Bahuguna, H K Joshi and (Late) G S Negi; Chapter 25: Antifeedant Activity of Neem (Azadiracta indica A Juss) on Spilosoma obliqua Walker by Dinesh Kumar Bhardwaj, M P Tyagi and Ashish Panwar; Chapter 26: Modern Dosage Forms in Ayurveda: A Study from Aryabhishak by Vishal K Muliya; Chapter 27: Development of a Database for Identification of Powdered Crude Drugs by S P Bhatnagar and V Kaushi; Chapter 28: Ethnomedicinal Flora of West Nimar (Khargone) District, M P, India by S K Pathak and Sunita Pathak; Chapter 29: Makoi (solaum nigrum) and Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa): Effective Herbal Drug in Liver and Kidney Disorders by D R Khanna, Pradeep Sharma and Pramod Kumar; Chapter 30: Isolation of New Isoflavonoids from Bowdichia virgiliodes by C P Singh, Ashuthosh Sharma, C Shekhar and Alok Gupta; Chapter 31: Ayurvedic Quick Remedies by Arun Chugh; Chapter 32: Approach to Cure Tamak Shwas (Asthma) by Panchkarma by Arun Chugh; Chapter 33: Status of Medicinal Plants Found in a Montane Forest of Garhwal Himalaya by Asha Dobhal, Pramod Kumar, G S Rajwar and Manisha Dobhal; Chapter 34: Biodiversity of Cultivated Fruits Plants in Jaunpur Development Block of District Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal by Pramod Kumar, Suman Bisht and Asha Dobhal; Chapter 35: Physico-chemical Screening of Abutilon indicum Roots by Shri Krishna, Amit Kumar and Navneet; Chapter 36: Comparative Growth Pattern in Nine Cultures of Ash Gourd by Miti Rani and R K S Rathore; Chapter 37: Medicinal Plants of Rigveda by Deepika Chauhan, Navneet and Prabhat; Chapter 38: Utilization and Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Sudha Dubey and Jyotsana Bhoraskar; Chapter 39: Antimicrobial Properties of Herbal Tooth Powders by Sanjay, Navneet, Murali Manohar and Prabhat; Chapter 40: Conservation Practices and Utilization Strategies of Medicinal Plants in Bhandara District of Vidarbha Region by Deepak D Ramteke, Nitin Dongarwar, S B Zade and C J Khune; Chapter 41: Industrial Utilization and Promotion of Medicinal Plants in India by Shikha Singhal and Amit Agarwal; Chapter 42: Biodeterioration of Aonla (Embica officinalis) and Their Products by Anjma Bhanti, Manisha, Divya Goyal and Seema Bhadauria; Chapter 43: Studies on In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of the Nardostachys jatamansi and Zanthoxyllum armatum by Anupama Gautam, Shailu Dalal and G R S Bisht; Chapter 44: Clinical Evaluation of the Effect of Centella asiatica on Cerebral Higher Functions by Uttam Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar Sharma and C M Sharma; Chapter 45: Green Tea and Benefits by Shailu Dalal and Anupama Gautam; Chapter 46: Medicinal Plant Conservation by Rekha Sharma; Chapter 47: Antibacterial Activity of Polar Fraction of Callistemon lanceolatus and Callistemon viminalis by Harish Chandra, Arun Pratap Singh, Jatin Kumar Srivastava, Gyanendra Awasthi and Ajay Singh; Chapter 48: Optimization of Procedure for Dyeing of Cotton and Wool Fibres with Bark of Juglans regia as Natural Dyes by S C Sati, J S Jagwan and Manisha Dobhal; Chapter 49: Optimization of Procedure for Dyeing of Wool, Cotton and Silk Fibres by S C Sati, Manisha Dobhal and J S Jagwan; Chapter 50: Medicinal Plant: Utilization and Conservation by Sudha Dubey; Chapter 51: Demographic Dispersion of Weed Flora of Rice, Maize and Wheat in Doon Valley of Uttaranchal by Arun Gupta, S P Joshi, Pramod Uniyal and Asha Dobhal; Chapter 52: A Survey of Wound Healing Plants Used by the Tribal People of Khargone District of Madhya Pradesh by S K Mahajan, Virendra Mandloi and Amit Raghuwanshi; Chapter 53: Angiospermic Diversity, Conservation and Documentation of Some Interesting and Rare Angiospermis of West Nimar District of M P by S K Mahajan, C L Dulkar, M M Keshare and Chelna Sawale; Chapter 54: Healthy Heart by Ayurvedic Herbs by V K Pandey and Reens Pandey; Chapter 55: An Approach to Cure Paralysis and Arthiritis Using Sida conrdifolia by Panchakarma by Harish Chauhan, D R Khanna and R Bhutiani.
Book Synopsis Conserving medicinal species : securing a healthy future by :
Download or read book Conserving medicinal species : securing a healthy future written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Conservation of Tropical Plant Species by : M.N. Normah
Download or read book Conservation of Tropical Plant Species written by M.N. Normah and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-04 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is designed to provide a review on the methods and current status of conservation of the tropical plant species. It will also provide the information on the richness of the tropical plant diversity, the need to conserve, and the potential utilization of the genetic resources. Future perspectives of conservation of tropical species will be discussed. Besides being useful to researchers and graduate students in the field, we hope to create a reference for a much wider audience who are interested in conservation of tropical plant diversity.
Book Synopsis Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria by : Merlin Willcox
Download or read book Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria written by Merlin Willcox and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-06-28 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections and one million deaths every year. The worlds poorest are the worst affected, and many treat themselves with traditional herbal medicines. These are often more available and affordable, and sometimes are perceived as more effective than conventional antimala
Book Synopsis Medicinal Plant Research in Africa by : Victor Kuete
Download or read book Medicinal Plant Research in Africa written by Victor Kuete and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pharmacopoeias of most African countries are available and contain an impressive number of medicinal plants used for various therapeutic purposes. Many African scholars have distinguished themselves in the fields of organic chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy and other areas related to the study of plant medicinal plants. However, until now, there is no global standard book on the nature and specificity of chemicals isolated in African medicinal plants, as well as a book bringing together and discussing the main bioactive metabolites of these plants. This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential. In light of possible academic use, this book also scans the bulk of African medicinal plants extract having promising pharmacological activities. The book contains data of biologically active plants of Africa, plant occurring compounds and synthesis pathways of secondary metabolites. This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential The authors are world reknowned African Scientists.
Book Synopsis Forest conservation in protected areas of Bangladesh by : Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury
Download or read book Forest conservation in protected areas of Bangladesh written by Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book dealt with a number of issues under the broad subject matter of protected area focusing on the policy of collaborative management as a means to augment the forest conservation activities and enhance community development in Bangladesh. Studies covered in the book emerged with the success stories of protected area co-management, both in terms of community development and biodiversity conservation. Significant level of development was noticed in the socio-economic conditions of the surrounding communities. Empowerment and improved social dignity of women participants signifies the initiation of co-management approach. The principles of participatory governance were found reasonably well reflected in legal and policy frameworks. Based on the lessons from the studies, a general metaphysical model, namely ‘Spider-web model of protected area co-management’ has been developed that can be potentially applicable in countries where local communities rely heavily on protected areas.
