Latest news from the FairWild Foundation

Wednesday
17Feb2010

FairWild Foundation at Biofach 2010

Nuremberg, Germany, 17 February 2010—The FairWild Foundation is attending Biofach 2010, the World Organic Trade Fair, taking place from 17–20 February in Nuremberg, Germany.

“The FairWild Foundation can look back on a successful first year of operations in 2009,” says Bert-Jan Ottens, Chair of FairWild’s Communication and Marketting Committee.

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Friday
20Nov2009

Traditional Medicinals markets FairWild certified products

A mock-up of how the FairWild logo will appear on the certified products Click image to enlarge   Sebastopol, USA, 20 November 2009—Traditional Medicinals, a leading medicinal and herbal tea company has become the first U.S.-based manufacturer to obtain the new FairWild certification.

Traditional Medicinals was instrumental in first identifying a critical gap in sustainability certification for wild harvested plants. The company is currently the largest Fair Trade-certified herbal tea company in the U.S. However, of the roughly 3,000 plant species traded globally, more than 2,000 are wild-collected and thus not eligible for Fair Trade certification.

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Monday
09Nov2009

FairWild at Mumbai Biofach

TRAFFIC India will be representing FairWild in the upcoming BioFach in Mumbai, India, from 18-20 November 2009.

BioFach is the World Organic Trade Fair.

TRAFFIC will be showcasing the ISSC-MAP project being implemented in India in the States of Uttarakhand & Karnataka.

TRAFFIC India is taking a delegation comprising of medicinal plant experts, local partner NGOs, State Government representatives and harvesters/collectors from the field (local community).

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Friday
18Sep2009

ISSC-MAP featured in Conservation for a New Era

The latest analysis of the state of conservation published by IUCN

The book, Conservation for a New Era, outlines the critical issues facing us in the 21st century, developed from the results of last year’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.

The landmark publication takes on the pressing issues of today and highlights the solutions to be found through investing in nature.

The International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) features in a section on Optimizing biodiversity-related support for human health.

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Wednesday
12Aug2009

FairWild Standards prove their worth in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A pilot project to implement measures for fair and sustainable collection of Wild Garlic in Bosnia & Herzegovina proved a success © Sladjana Bundalo  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 August 2009—experts in sustainable management have given their strong approval to the new sustainability standards for the collection of wild medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), after testing them in Bosnia and Herzegovina during an 18-month pilot project on Wild Garlic Allium ursinum.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in south-eastern Europe, is a major source country for medicinal and aromatic plants collected in Europe.

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