Climate change-induced distributional change of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Nepal Himalaya.

ABSTRACT: Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) contribute to human well-being via health and economic benefits. Nepal has recorded 2331 species of MAPs, of which around 300 species are currently under trade. Wild harvested MAPs in Nepal are under increasing pressure from overexploitation for trade and the effects of climate change and development. Despite some localized studies to examine the impact of climate change on MAPs, a consolidated understanding is lacking on how the distribution of major traded species of MAPs will change with future climate change. This study identifies the potential distribution of 29 species of MAPs in Nepal under current and future climate using an ensemble modeling and hotspot approach. Future climate change will reduce climatically suitable areas of two-third of the

SUBMITTER: Shrestha UB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379350 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature