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. 2014 Jun 4;10:46. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-46

Table 7.

Threats for medicinal plant resources and their priority ranking

Threats Herbs
Trees, shrubs, climbers
Maale Ari 1 Ari 2 Maale Ari 1 Ari 2
Agricultural land expansion
2
2
2
1
1
1
Lack of cultivation and maintenance
1
1
1
2
2
2
Conflicting uses (timber, fencing, firewood, etc)
0
0
0
3
3
3
Grazing pressure
4
4
4
4
5
4
Drought or unreliable rainfall 3 3 3 5 4 5

“0”’ = not mentioned as a threat.