@article{fdi:010072855,
  title = {{L}ow extinction risk for an important plant resource : conservation assessments of continental {A}frican palms ({A}recaceae/{P}almae)},
  author = {{C}osiaux, {A}riane and {G}ardiner, {L}. {M}. and {S}tauffer, {F}. {W}. and {B}achman, {S}. {P}. and {S}onke, {B}. and {B}aker, {W}. {J}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough the palm flora of continental {A}frica totals just 66 species, they are amongst the most useful plants across the continent, providing many important resources for human populations. {S}tudies have shown that {A}frican palms will likely be negatively affected by global change, leading to increased threats to their survival. {H}ere we conduct the first full global conservation assessment for 61 continental {A}frican palm species following {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist {C}ategories and {C}riteria. {O}ur study revealed that fewer than 10% of the evaluated species were assessed as {T}hreatened. {W}ithin the {T}hreatened category, one species was assessed as {C}ritically {E}ndangered, three as {E}ndangered and two as {V}ulnerable. {T}hese results underline an overall low extinction risk for {A}frican palms in the immediate future, which is substantially lower than the global estimate of 21% for all plants. {T}hese results could be linked to the generally large distribution patterns of {A}frican palm species, the broad ecological amplitudes of most species and their good representation inside the {A}frican protected areas network. {H}owever, a non-negligible number of species (similar to 15%) lack sufficient data to be properly assessed. {T}his highlights the importance of further studies to improve our basic understanding of their distribution and threats. {O}ur study provides a rather optimistic view of this highly important {A}frican plant resource yet, some widespread species are becoming locally rare due to over-harvesting for human use. {A}t a local level, palm resources are generally non-sustainably exploited, which, coupled with climate change, could lead to a rapid increase in threat status over time.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; {C}onservation ; {IUCN} criteria ; {P}alm ; {R}ain forest ; {R}ed {L}ist ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}onservation},
  volume = {221},
  numero = {},
  pages = {323--333},
  ISSN = {0006-3207},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocon.2018.02.025},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072855},
}