Hyderabad, India, 17 October 2012 – The use of the FairWild Standard as a tool to help government policy-makers to engage the private sector in ensuring sustainable use of wild plants was explored at a side event held earlier this week at the meeting of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently under way in Hyderabad, India.
Read MoreHyderabad, India, 15 October 2012 - Conservation and sustainable use of wild flora, as well as maintenance of traditional knowledge associated with plants, are critical to meeting the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Read MoreHyderabad, India, 11th October 2012—The FairWild Standard was highlighted as a tool to guide operationalizing links between conservation and grassroots development in the fields of biodiversity and community health during a side event held earlier this week at the meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently underway in Hyderabad, India.
Read MoreBrno, Czech Republic, 25th September 2012—more than 30 participants met last week in Brno to assess their progress in implementing a “Traditional and Wild” project in Central Europe. The project focuses on the use of traditional medicinal plants in the region.
Read MoreSeptember 18 2012 - The Bhopal Herbal Fair is an annual highlight event, now running for more than a decade.
Read MoreLondon, UK, 5th July 2012—To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Pukka Herbs has launched a new blend of organic peppermint and FairWild-certified licorice tea.
Read MoreMay 2012—A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012.
Read MoreMontreal, Canada, 4th May 2012—Plant conservation came under the spotlight during a preparatory meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently underway in Canada.
Read MoreHa Noi , Viet Nam, 9th April 2012—TRAFFIC in co-ordination with the Bac Kan Forest Protection Department (FPD), has launched its first project in Viet Nam to protect plants that rural communities rely upon for traditional medicine.
Read MoreMay 8 - The FairWild Standard Version 2.0 - Fair trade for wild collected plant products: a novelty? Join us for a Webinar on May 8.
Read MoreApril 5 2012 - An introduction to the FairWild Standard Version 2.0 - Sustainable management practices for wild collected plants.
Read MoreMarch 2 2012 - More than 80 participants attended a special event organized by the Institute of Marketecology (IMO) and the FairWild Foundation during BioFach 2012 entitled “Wild thing: I think I love you…Wild Plants and the Herbal Industry.”
Read MoreBangalore, Karnataka, India, 9th February 2012—Representatives from leading herbal companies in Japan are visiting India this week as part of a drive to promote responsible and sustainable trade in medicinal and aromatic plants between the two countries.
Read MoreDecember 2011: The FairWild Standard has been included in a study on Standards and Certification Schemes, authored by authored by experts from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and published as part of the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) Technical Series.
Read MoreNovember 24 2011 - A pilot project in the South Caucasus has demonstrated how implementation of the FairWild Standard can improve the quality and sustainability of plant products from Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Read MoreFrankfurt, Germany, 21st November 2011—Liquorice has been selected as “Medicinal plant of the year 2012” because of its paramount importance to human well-being world-wide.
Read MoreNovember 17 2011 - Japan is one of the world's main importers and consumers of plant resources. Many plant-derived products and ingredients can be found on the Japanese market: in traditional Kampo medicines, aromatics, cosmetics, spices and herbal teas.
Read MoreOctober 2011—A joint WWF, TRAFFIC and IUCN project on sustainable use of medicinal plants in China’s Upper Yangtze Ecoregion has received an “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the Chinese State Ministry of Environmental Protection, EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP), Ministry of Commerce and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Read MoreToyama, Japan, 19th October 2011—more than 60 international medicinal plant experts met this week in Toyama, the centre of traditional medicine and pharmaceutical production in Japan, to agree guidelines on conservation of medicinal plants.
Read MoreSeptember 13 2011 - The FairWild Foundation notes the passing of renowned pharmacognosist and internationally-respected medicinal plant research expert, Norman R. Farnsworth, PhD, who died on September 10 at a Chicago hospital.
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