Magnoliaceae

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ISBN-10: 1-905164-64-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-905164-64-6
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Beech, E., Murphy, L. and Oldfield, S. (2016). The Red
List of Magnoliaceae - revised and extended. BGCI.
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AUTHORS
Malin Rivers is the Red List Manager at BGCI.
THE GLOBAL TREES CAMPAIGN (GTC) is undertaken through a
partnership between BGCI and FFI. GTC’s mission is to prevent all tree
species extinctions in the wild, ensuring their benefits for people, wildlife
and the wider environment. GTC does this through provision of
information, delivery of conservation action and support of sustainable
use, working with partner organisations around the world.
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forms part of the Species Survival Commission’s network of over 7,000
volunteers working to stop the loss of plants, animals and their habitats.
SSC is the largest of the six Commissions of IUCN – The International
Union for Conservation of Nature. It serves as the main source of advice
to the Union and its members on the technical aspects of species
conservation. The aims of the IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group
are to promote and implement global red listing for trees and to act in
an advisory capacity to the Global Trees Campaign.
Emily Beech is a Conservation Assistant at BGCI.
Lydia Murphy is the Global Trees Campaign Intern
at BGCI.
Sara Oldfield is the co-chair of the Global Tree
Specialist Group.
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COVER PHOTOS
Front cover: Magnolia ventii in South China Botanical
Garden by Yang Keming
Back cover: Magnolia coriacea by Weibang Sun
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