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¹Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan 666303, China; Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan 666303, China.

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Plant conservation needs more support despite being cost-effective. Inadequate funding and expertise create barriers, but new technologies and clear extinction targets can help protect plant biodiversity.

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Background:

Plants are crucial for human survival and ecosystems.
Plant conservation receives significantly less funding and attention than vertebrate conservation.
Numerous barriers hinder effective plant conservation efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the disparity in conservation support between plants and animals.
To identify key barriers impeding plant conservation.
To propose solutions for enhancing plant conservation strategies.

Main Methods:

Analysis of current funding and support for plant versus vertebrate conservation.
Identification and categorization of barriers to plant conservation, including data accessibility and expertise shortages.
Exploration of technological solutions like machine learning and citizen science (CS).

Main Results:

Plant conservation is underfunded and undersupported compared to vertebrate conservation.
Barriers include incomplete inventories, lack of status assessments, poor data accessibility, and insufficient investment in conservation.
Technological advancements and citizen science offer potential solutions.

Conclusions:

There are no biological reasons for plant extinctions; barriers are socio-economic and logistical.
Urgent need for increased funding and skilled personnel in plant conservation.
Setting national and global 'zero plant extinction' targets is crucial for galvanizing support and action.