Highlighting the limitations of existing approaches in plant conservation, this book introduces new approaches and links these through ecological theory and available practices. Detailed methodological guidelines are provided for application of these approaches in real settings for students, researchers and conservation practitioners.

1. Introduction
a. What Plant Conservation is About and why Biodiversity Should be Conserved
b. The Old Concept
c. New Challenges and two alternative solutions
d. A proposed Concept to Tackle New Challenges
2. The Concept's Major Principles
a. Setting the Scene
b. Active Intervention
c. Considering Local Adaptation
d. Considering Climate Change Effects
3. Restoration of Threatened Species
a. Regional Base
b. Population Demographic Survey and Identification of a Threat
c. Prioritizing Species
d. Reserve Design
4. Restoration Of Threatened Species Habitat
a. Conservation Oriented Restoration Versus Species Targeted Conservation and Traditional Restoration
b. Prioritizing Locations
c. Reference Conditions
d. Making Species List
5. Conservation- Oriented Restoration Silvicultural Toolkit
a.Active Interventions in Restoration
b. Major Principles of Forest Restoration
c Existing Methods of Forest Restoration
6. Conservation- Oriented Restoration of Particular System
a. Incorporation of Restoration Of Particular System into Regional Conservation Planning
b. Restoration Of Selectively Logged Forests
c. Restoration of Abandoned Agricultural Lands
d. Restoration of Pastures
7. From Theory to Practice
a. Areas of Emergency for Applying Conservation Oriented Restoration
b. Examples of Conservation Oriented Restoration Projects