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April 2 2013 - Josef Brinckmann, member of the FairWild Foundation's Board of Trustees, was recently recognized for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Herbal Insight Award.

February 25 2013 - As Fairtrade fortnight gets underway, we have some good news to share from a fair and sustainable trade initiative in South America.

February 2013 - FairWild Foundation representatives, partners and friends were out in force at the BioFach trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, earlier this month.

Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 1st and 2nd November 2012—Cycads—were chosen to examine the implementation of new guidelines developed to determine whether or not trade in perennial plants is sustainable.

Mexico City, Mexico, 19 November 2012—Representatives from seven Spanish speaking countries in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean met last week to discuss implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) in the region.

12 November 2012 - FairWild producers, traders and manufacturers will now be able to participate in programs of the Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN), an information hub designed to grow the fair trade movement worldwide by educating about all things fair trade.

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.

Hyderabad, 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).

Hyderabad, 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.

Brno, 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.

September 18 2012 - The Bhopal Herbal Fair is an annual highlight event, now running for more than a decade.

London, UK, 5th July 2012—To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Pukka Herbs has launched a new blend of organic peppermint and FairWild-certified licorice tea.

May 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.

Montreal, 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.

Ha 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.

May 8 - The FairWild Standard Version 2.0 - Fair trade for wild collected plant products: a novelty? Join us for a Webinar on May 8.

April 5 2012 - An introduction to the FairWild Standard Version 2.0 - Sustainable management practices for wild collected plants.

March 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.”