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This manual elaborates "in situ" (on-site) approach to useful plant conservation. The manual has two goals: first, to facilitate better management of protected natural habitat so that useful plant populations will not be lost or irreversibly degraded; and second, to illustrate promising approaches to conserving agricultural plant resources within the rural landscapes of their origin. The manual is intended primarily for conservation professionials, protected area managers, agricultural resource managers and others involved with managing plants, the habitats where they occur and other natural resources.