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Table 7 Threats for medicinal plant resources and their priority ranking

From: Use and management of traditional medicinal plants by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia

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

  1. “0”’ = not mentioned as a threat.