• The study assessed the local perceptions of the use and cultivation of medicinal plants and the need for conservation of these plants, as well as the features of already ongoing cultivation practices and options for increased cultivation. (florajournal.com)
  • Diversity, Livelihood and Conservation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study also added the optimum use of medicinal plants and their conservation in northern part of Bangladesh. (scirp.org)
  • Accurate identification is fundamental to managing a country's plant resources, setting priorities for conservation and monitoring rare species. (rbge.org.uk)
  • Conservation and development - The Flora of Nepal team works with development agencies to protect plants and habitats. (rbge.org.uk)
  • However, efforts to increase economic activity and secure the basis for people's livelihoods need to be harmonised with the conservation and sustainable use of the remaining rainforest. (bmz.de)
  • As a response to these concerns, the FairWild Foundation is working with partners worldwide to improve the conservation, management and sustainable use of wild plants in trade, as well as the livelihoods of rural harvesters involved in wild collection. (traffic.org)
  • It will also hold environmental conservation seminars for local people and planting initiatives in which children can participate. (mitsui.com)
  • Recently the organization has been focusing on conservation initiatives focused on tree planting. (mitsui.com)
  • This transformation is the result of a 10-year forest landscape restoration (FLR) project , led by WWF and local partner NGO Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG), that has empowered local people to manage their forest resources and improve their livelihoods. (panda.org)
  • He is a member of several international journal boards, co-coordinates the IUFRO Global Task Force on Unlocking the Bioeconomy and Non-Timber Forest Products, and serves the World Conservation Union's Medicinal Plant Specialist Group and the Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group. (ku.dk)
  • Sustainable logging methods, afforestation (tree planting), and conservation efforts to preserve existing forests are all part of the solution to deforestation. (ohthescandal.com)
  • Ecological Restoration as a Strategy to Ecosystem Conservation and Community Livelihood: A Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. (ac.ke)
  • Ideally, the designations will help improve people's livelihoods by developing agro-ecology, renewable sources of energy, and green industries. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Aim To test predictions of different large-scale biodiversity hypotheses by analysing species richness patterns of vascular plants in the Austrian Alps.Location The Austrian part of the Alps (c. 53,500 km2).Methods Within the floristic inventory of Central Europe the Austrian part of the Alps were systematically mapped for vascular plants. (researchgate.net)
  • And the country's biodiversity also offers opportunities for research into and the use of medicinal and healing plants. (bmz.de)
  • This reserve has been designated as one of Africa's two Pleistocene Refugia for its rich biodiversity and endemic animals and plants. (ens-newswire.com)
  • It is intricately linked to biodiversity and natural resource management, as indigenous communities have often developed a deep understanding of their natural surroundings, the medicinal properties of various plants and of components of biodiversity that also support food security, livelihoods, nutrition, biocultural diversity and other dimensions of health and well-being. (bvsalud.org)
  • Among the natural resources, plant biodiversity is the key to human existence and survival. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • Sadly, most of the world's forests particularly in developing countries are being depleted due to over-exploitation and this has led to the extinction of important plants and animal species, and subsequent loss of biodiversity. (essayforum.com)
  • The Role of Biodiversity and Medicinal Plants in promoting the health of Indigenous Peoples and Afrodescendants. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Role of Medicinal Plants in Livelihood Improvement in Uttarakhand. (florajournal.com)
  • In recognition of such importance this paper is undertaken to focus on important aspects of medicinal plants in Uttarakhand associated with livelihood. (florajournal.com)
  • Markets for medicinal plants in Uttarakhand are not in optimally ideal conditions due to an awkwardly longer value chain entangled with many constraints and weaknesses. (florajournal.com)
  • Anastasiya Timoshyna, TRAFFIC's Medicinal Plants Programme Leader, said: "We are engaging industry partners in our projects worldwide to support implementation of the FairWild principles. (traffic.org)
  • Representatives attending include Bryony Morgan from the FairWild Secretariat and Anastasiya Timoshyna, TRAFFIC's Programme Leader - Medicinal Plants, and Steven Broad, Executive Director of TRAFFIC and a member of the FairWild board. (traffic.org)
  • In the face of threats caused by both anthropogenic and natural reasons, the question of the sustainability of medicinal plants has emerged very strongly in recent times. (florajournal.com)
  • Caper ( Capparis spinosa L.), a drought tolerant plant belonging to genus Capparis of the family Capparidaceae is mainly distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of the tropical and subtropical world. (scialert.net)
  • Tropical and subtropical plants grow in tropical jungles around the world. (niir.org)
  • It is true that climate change is causing noticeable effects on life cycles and distribution of the plant species. (scirp.org)
  • Ayurveda system of herbal medicine in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia used 8000 and Unani system in Pakistan is also largely plant based about 5000 out of China's total flora of 30,000 species are used in traditional Chinese medicine. (scirp.org)
  • Anthropogenic climate change effects on species and ecological communities around the world [17] and the cultivated medicinal plants also replaced many native ones. (scirp.org)
  • They have created rich knowledge systems about native plant and animal species, and have evolved practices of managing their natural resources sustainably. (mongabay.com)
  • Overall, urbanisation was perceived to influence the demand for medicinal plants, leading to the decline in their abundance, especially for species perceived to be of high medicinal and economic value. (ajol.info)
  • From the 46 articles reviewed, a total of 111 plant species were claimed to treat viral infections. (hindawi.com)
  • Fifty-six (50.4%) of the plant species had reported to have antiviral active components that are promising to treat COVID-19. (hindawi.com)
  • Among the descriptors of heterogeneity, edaphic and land-use heterogeneity are more closely correlated with species numbers than topographic heterogeneity.Main conclusions The results support energy-driven processes as primary determinants of vascular plant species richness in temperate mountains. (researchgate.net)
  • Although it has been reported widely that the biogeographical history of mountains has shaped diversity patterns of cold-adapted plant species in alpine regions Harris, 2007;McGlone et al. (researchgate.net)
  • The pressure on potentially vulnerable plant species can endanger local ecosystems and the livelihoods of collectors, who often belong to the poorest social groups in the countries of origin. (traffic.org)
  • Situated at the convergence of the Congo, Lake Chad and Nile Basins, the biosphere reserve possesses highly diverse groups of plant and animal species, as well as ecosystems and landscapes characterized by forest areas along rivers flanked by floodplains. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Only about 10 per cent of the region's natural habitat remains, but it still harbours an array of unique and endangered wildlife - including over 1,500 plant species, 16 mammals, 22 birds, 50 reptiles and 33 amphibians that are found nowhere else on Earth. (panda.org)
  • Loss of Habitat: Trees provide a home to countless species of animals and plants. (ohthescandal.com)
  • Mankind depends on near about 5000 plant species worldwide to meet food and other needs. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • This number is just a fraction of total world flora of 2.5 lakh species of mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • More than 50,000 plant species are meeting the food (calories) needs of human world wide. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • Taxonomic research - The Flora of Nepal is an international partnership with the Government of Nepal's Department of Plant Resources, Tribhuvan University in Kathamndu, the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology and the University of Tokyo. (rbge.org.uk)
  • Medicinal plants constitute a large segment of the flora, which provide raw materials for use by various industries. (niir.org)
  • 2017). Fifty-five new records of vascular plants, and other discoveries for the flora of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. (kew.org)
  • Among the numerous complex outcomes, we can expect to see the increasing consequences of climate change for river flows, groundwater recharge, food and energy security, migration, ecosystem services and human livelihood. (apn-gcr.org)
  • This article uses participatory research methods to document and analyse (1) local and regional impacts of climate change on ecosystem services (ES) and livelihoods, and (2) the main current adaptation strategies of local peoples in the mountains of central Nepal. (sagepub.com)
  • Ecosystem services, the benefits that humans obtain from Global climate change scenarios suggest that there will ecosystems, are vital for rural livelihoods. (sagepub.com)
  • 2014), a major unresolved question is the extent to which the interplay of ecological drivers and historical contingencies dictates the patterns of alpine plant diversity at the global level (Nagy & Grabherr, 2009). (researchgate.net)
  • The significance of these drivers might shift from global to local spatial scales and can reveal new patterns and relationships that are not evident at regional scales at which alpine plant diversity patterns have been studied so far (Jiménez-Alfaro et al. (researchgate.net)
  • Assessment of Ecological Distribution, Diversity, Abundance and Ethno-botanical Surveys of Indigenous Food Plants including their Utilization and Importance in food security, health, nutrition and their role in livelihoods of the various communities in East Africa. (ac.ke)
  • The Sierra Club supports agricultural policies and practices designed to provide abundant healthy food, fiber and other services for all communities while maintaining the fertility of the soil and protecting the Earth's climate and the native diversity of plants and animals. (sierraclub.org)
  • Therefore, we advocate an expeditious transition to farming methods that maximize both cultural and biological diversity, benefit local communities, improve rural livelihoods and preserve natural resources. (sierraclub.org)
  • The present publication attempts to document floristic diversity of medicinal plants from Indian heritage. (niir.org)
  • The studies demonstrate about the value of traditional systems of medicine as economically useful plants and possible effects of climate change on medicinal plants. (scirp.org)
  • However, climate change effects on medicinal plants are widely unclear in Bangladesh. (scirp.org)
  • To know the present condition of medicinal plants and effects of climate change on medicinal plants in northern part of Bangladesh an attempt is being taken here. (scirp.org)
  • Like all living members of biosphere, climate change is affects the life cycle and distributions of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). (scirp.org)
  • But all livelihoods based on the access to, use of and control over natural resources are already being wildly impacted by extreme weather events such as droughts, hurricanes, earthquakes and climate change over time. (cidse.org)
  • In an agricultural setting, women's reliance on healthy soil, fisheries, water sources, medicinal plants, forest products are deeply affected by climate change. (cidse.org)
  • Due to their unequal economic, social, political, and cultural positions, climate change and environmental degradation have greater impact on women's livelihoods, health, food and nutrition security, access to water and energy, as well as coping capabilities. (cidse.org)
  • Industrial agricultural and food system practices are a significant contributor to climate change, and it is essential that they be transformed to minimize generation of greenhouse gases and maximize carbon sequestration in plants and soils. (sierraclub.org)
  • Around this central axis, other explored topics are: food security and nutrition, One Health, sustainable livelihoods, adaptation to climate change, indigenous rights and land ownership, and strengthening access to health care in underserved communities through better integration of traditional medicines. (bvsalud.org)
  • During Stockholm World Water Week , we are leading the 'Connecting water, peace, and security through ecosystems' event, calling on governments to recognise the role of wetlands systems in maintaining peace and security by supplying water and food and sustaining human health and livelihoods. (wetlands.org)
  • edited by Berta Martin-Lopez) Mountain ecosystems are increasingly being affected by global environmental change, challenging the ubiquitous agro- ecosystem-based livelihoods of the people. (sagepub.com)
  • A medicinal plant is any plant which in one or more of its organs contains substance that can be used for therapeutic purposes or which are precursors for synthesis of useful drugs. (scirp.org)
  • Medicinal plants serve as therapeutic agents as well as important raw materials for the manufacture of traditional and modern medicine. (scirp.org)
  • The THP key informants (100), representatives from Palapye Sub-Land Board (2), Department of Forest and Range Resources and Tshwarang-Ka-Natla (an organisation engaged in the harvesting of medicinal plants) (2) were subjectively selected for interviews. (ajol.info)
  • It is important to ensure round the year income-earning opportunity for tribals by engaging them in a various economic activities ranging from agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, Medicinal & Aromatic plants etc, going beyond Minor Forest Produces. (ananova.com)
  • TRIFED is implementing the Van Dhan Yojana (VDY), a programme for value addition, branding, and marketing of MFPs by establishing Van Dhan Kendras of around 300 tribal members each across the country to facilitate the creation of sustainable livelihoods for the forest-based tribal gatherers. (ananova.com)
  • There is also an enormous impact on indigenous rural communities in Liberia, which depend on the land and the forest for their livelihood - food, clean water, medicinal plants, construction materials etc. (whitleyaward.org)
  • Here, forest loss has been reduced considerably, and more than a million tree seedlings have been planted. (panda.org)
  • It also includes research on the production, properties and uses of non-timber forest products such as bamboo and rattan, and on the medicinal and edible components of forest fruits. (iufro.org)
  • The Juniper Forest serves as a major livelihood for locals. (graana.com)
  • The central roles forest plays in the everyday lives of indigenous people is evident in developing countries, with their day to day activities revolving around agriculture, harvesting of fuelwoods, rearing of domestic animals, cooking and eating of largely plant-based food, construction of homes using timber, etc. (essayforum.com)
  • It was in this period I knew the esteemed importance forest holds in their general wellbeing, cultural identification, and livelihoods. (essayforum.com)
  • Around the world, the loss and degradation of wetlands have led to reduced livelihood options, social tensions and human displacement. (wetlands.org)
  • The report Water Shocks: Wetlands and Human Migration in the Sahel shows that loss and degradation of wetlands in the Sahelian region contribute directly and indirectly to water scarcity, land degradation and loss of livelihoods. (wetlands.org)
  • We are a specialized company in processing, packing and exporting dried herbs, seeds and aromatic plants from Egypt. (greentrade.net)
  • Although herbs had been priced for their medicinal, flavouring and aromatic qualities for centuries, the synthetic products of the modern age surpassed their importance, for a while. (niir.org)
  • The plant, as a potential source of valuable nutrients such as vitamins (especially vitamin C), digestible protein, reducing sugars and essential minerals is valued for human food. (scialert.net)
  • Besides uses as an ingredient for food and feed, the contents of bioactive phytochemicals such as terpenoids, alkaloids, glucosinolates, tocopherols, polyprenols, isothiocyanates, carotenoids and phenolics, have allowed to envisage potential applications of C. spinosa as a health promoter plant. (scialert.net)
  • This comprehensive review describes the detailed profile of high-value nutrients and bioactives along with pharmacological and phyto-medicinal attributes of this multipurpose food plant with the aim to exploring its potential uses as ingredients for functional foods and nutraceutical/pharmaceutical industry. (scialert.net)
  • Nepal's population is mainly rural, and its people use plants from their local environment for food, fuel, fodder, fibre and medicinal products. (rbge.org.uk)
  • The increasing demand for wild plants-as ingredients for food, cosmetics, well-being and medicinal products-poses major ecological and social challenges. (traffic.org)
  • In the case of Devil's Claw the threats to the resource and to the livelihoods of the people who are its principal harvesters are clearly linked to the nature of a trade which is dominated by Devil's Claw which has been harvested unsustainably, thus endangering the resource itself, and exploitatively in that those people who do most of the harvesting receive almost none of the value of the product in return. (positivehealth.com)
  • The low prices and the unpredictability of the market encourage unsustainable practice on the part of harvesters because by including the taproot and so, of course, killing the plant, more weight is added. (positivehealth.com)
  • Furthermore, because harvesters rarely have much, if any prior knowledge of the arrival of a buyer or of when or whether s/he will come again, they are desperate to take each opportunity for sale as it comes and so harvest as quickly as possible and include the taproot rather than take the time to refill the hole around it so that the plant can regenerate. (positivehealth.com)
  • From the outset, the project also aimed to improve the livelihoods of local people in a region where poverty levels are high. (panda.org)
  • and Palapye on the urban end of the continuum was identified as the main local market for medicinal plants. (ajol.info)
  • This project aims to implement a comprehenisve initiative to create industries that green desert areas and provide stable livelihoods for local people. (mitsui.com)
  • Specifically, this involves using a desert biological resarch center established in Alxa League as a base for providing technical and financial support to local medicinal herb associations to cultivate Cistanche salsa by grafting it onto native sousou plants. (mitsui.com)
  • It is tackling deforestation, a huge problem for tropical countries, by implementing local participation-based planting projects and planning 'children's forests' that are planted by individual schools, as well as engaging in other initiatives, such as mangrove planting and coral propagation. (mitsui.com)
  • Wetlands International has proven that safeguarding wetlands provides multiple benefits which contribute to local livelihoods and well-being and hence human security and peace. (wetlands.org)
  • Through synergistic collaboration among the concerned Ministries, District Administration, local Panchayat Raj Institutes (PRIs), Voluntary Organisations, other stakeholders, and the other the entire network of 2600 + academic and research institutions under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) join hands with TRIFED for skilling tribals for income generation and enhancing and promoting livelihoods. (ananova.com)
  • Some 32 villages are involved in the management of Korup Rainforest through a collaborative process designed to enhance community participation and improve local livelihoods. (ens-newswire.com)
  • A series of grassroots activities including public debate, legal actions, public protests etc will serve to build confidence in local people - that contrary to widely held belief, they have the power to influence and/or direct decisions and policies that affect their livelihood. (whitleyaward.org)
  • Local health traditions cannot be revitalized without ensuring the health of their medicinal plants resources base. (niir.org)
  • Local ownership, alternative sources of income, women's empowerment, and long-term sustainable livelihoods are all elements of our work. (worldwildlife.org)
  • The livelihoods and cultures of indigenous peoples are closely tied to their lands, rivers and forests. (mongabay.com)
  • With funding from the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, WWF and TFCG worked with communities across the landscape to protect and plant trees and to develop alternative livelihoods to reduce the pressure on forests. (panda.org)
  • Division 5 focuses primarily on products derived from both natural and planted forests. (iufro.org)
  • Loss of Medicinal Plants: Many traditional and modern medicines are derived from plants found in forests. (ohthescandal.com)
  • Impact on Indigenous Communities: Indigenous people often depend on forests for their livelihoods and cultural practices. (ohthescandal.com)
  • We have an ongoing fieldwork programme to visit remote regions and collect plant specimens and data in support of our taxonomic research. (rbge.org.uk)
  • The primary health care of more than 60% population of Bangladesh especially of tribal and rural people and livelihoods depends greatly on medicinal plants wealth. (scirp.org)
  • The physical growth of Palapye resulted in the absorption of nearby natural woodlands and the dwindling medicinal plant stocks in Palapye's wild environment and adjacent areas. (ajol.info)
  • Moreover, at least 25% and 50% of the pharmacopeia are derived from plant products and are originated from natural products, respectively [ 24 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Let us not forget, however, that even until recently, natural resources of medicinal plants were exploited nearly without any major limitations. (agrowebcee.net)
  • BioAlb is an Albanian initiative to promote our natural wild-growing plants. (greentrade.net)
  • Natural products, including plants, animals and minerals have been the basis of treatment of human diseases and have been exploited for human use for thousands of years. (niir.org)
  • Ancient traditions and livelihoods of many communities remain woven into the balanced use of natural resources. (worldwildlife.org)
  • They make an essential contribution to human health care provide livelihood to tribal and rural people. (scirp.org)
  • MAPs can play an important role in realizing these goals, as they can positively contribute to ensuring sustainable livelihoods for the rural populations. (agrowebcee.net)
  • The formal systems of plant medicine development are particularly found in China, India, Arabia, Egypt and Europe. (scirp.org)
  • Furthermore, my bachelor thesis in 'Ethnobotanical Studies of Medicinal Plants Used By the Hausa/Fulani Communities in Lagos, State, Nigeria' further motivated me to continue my academics in environmental studies. (essayforum.com)
  • In the northern part of Bangladesh, people use different types of medicinal plants to treat different disease. (scirp.org)
  • The Lenca people organized numerous protests against dam projects proposed on their rivers, and blocked the construction site of a hydropower plant for more than a year. (mongabay.com)
  • This review article aims to review the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants traditionally used to treat different viral diseases by the Ethiopian people and suggests those plants as candidates to fight COVID-19. (hindawi.com)
  • Consequently, reports show that people from different countries use medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, although not confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for safety issues [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Globally, millions of people rely on medicinal plants not only for their primary healthcare systems but also for income generation and livelihood improvement [ 23 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • After a two-year restoration project, people can fetch water, feed cattle, catch fish and harvest medicinal plants. (wetlands.org)
  • As a result the plant is most under pressure in areas where people are most dependent on its survival. (positivehealth.com)
  • New production (collection, cultivation, processing, manufacturing) as well as trade models (certification and including FairTrade) are needed to offer a system that ensures fair return to gatherers and producers of medical plants. (agrowebcee.net)
  • The present book covers cultivation practices of selected commercially important medicinal plants with their processing details and uses. (niir.org)
  • Medicinal plants on verge of extinction - environment - 10 January 2009 - New Scientist Kala, C.P. (2010). (wikipedia.org)
  • We would be pleasure to inform you that Ebrahimi Trading company is an exporter of Medicinal plants, Herbal products, Essential oils, Cosmetic raw materials and agricultural products of Iran. (greentrade.net)
  • Medicinal plants are not only a major resource base for the traditional medicine & herbal industry but also provide livelihood and health security to a large segment of Indian population. (niir.org)
  • These plants are staging a comeback and herbal renaissance is happening all over the globe. (niir.org)
  • The medical plants for health are used as herbal treatments and therapies that can be new habits for culture. (niir.org)
  • Horticultural crops contribute to nutritional and livelihood security. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • The plant has been used traditionally to prevent and/or treat a number of health disorders such as diabetes, hepatitis, obesity and kidney problems. (scialert.net)
  • These contain compounds which have medicinal applications as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory and are used traditionally in southern Africa for a variety of ailments. (positivehealth.com)
  • Medicinal plants are important for human health. (niir.org)
  • Medicinal plants are playing an important role to human livelihood. (scirp.org)
  • Research on Medicinal Plants to prevent, treat and cure Human, Livestock and Poultry diseases. (ac.ke)
  • Over the 10 years of the project, around 1.2 million trees were planted in the landscape, and the nurseries continue to provide a source of saplings for villagers to plant out on their farms, along river banks and around their reserves. (panda.org)
  • The book is very resourceful for medicinal plants growers, professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs and agriculture universities. (niir.org)
  • These plant resources, therefore, have become important domains of intervention and are increasingly attracting the attentions of public and private sector policy researchers, policy makers and development program implementers. (florajournal.com)
  • Medicinal plant constitutes an important neutral wealth of a country and plays a significant role of an economy of a country. (scirp.org)
  • Besides, the usage of medical plants has been increasing as an important role that can support the economic system. (niir.org)
  • The goal of present work is to explore the information and do a review on the available literature on livelihood strategies resource and nutritional status of primitive tribes chenchu in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • The MoU opens gates for the best of brains in the country to attend to the problems of sustainable tribal livelihoods. (ananova.com)
  • Speaking about the significance of this agreement and the pivotal role in tribal development, Shri Pravir Krishna, Managing Director TRIFED, said: "TRIFED was actively working on convergences with various ministries for "Skill development for Tribal Livelihoods. (ananova.com)
  • This plant is well known for the edible flower buds and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are frequently consumed as pickled. (scialert.net)
  • The Ethiopian traditional knowledge applies a lot of medicinal plants to treat different viral infections. (hindawi.com)
  • Professor Carsten Smith-Hall is global leader in environmental products and livelihoods research and teaching, with a strong track record of developing, funding, and managing international and interdisciplinary research and teaching projects, raising more than €32 million in external funding (99+ per cent as PI). (ku.dk)
  • PhD in Botany (Plant/Environmental Ecology) from the University of Nairobi. (ac.ke)
  • Therefore, the research examined production and management through an industry-community partnership approach that can improve the existing medicinal plant value chain. (florajournal.com)
  • It is a crying need to improve our understanding the effects on medicinal plants by various researches is stressed in the present article. (scirp.org)
  • Bangladesh is well recognized of medicinal plants wealth as unique and globally rich. (scirp.org)
  • Through the FairWild Standard, the FairWild Foundation provides a worldwide framework for implementing a unique verification system offering guidance and certification for sustainable collection of wild plants, fungi and lichen. (traffic.org)