Guidelines On the Conservation of Medicinal Plants
It brought together 30 experts in plant conservation, community forestry, traditional health systems, medicine and community health, community development and small enterprise, trade in threatened species, ethno-pharmacology, and other areas relevant to the use, sustainable use, and conservation of medicinal plants. The contributions made during this workshop will greatly assist the Steering Committee (on which IUCN is represented by the SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group and the Wildlife Trade Programme) in revising these guidelines to reflect the complex interests and sensibilities of many stakeholders. A final draft of the Guidelines will be presented for discussion during the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress in Bangkok, Thailand in November.