
Developing a Model for the Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal Plants through the Implementation of FairWild in Viet Nam
Grantee Name: TRAFFIC International
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Viet Nam
- Amount
- $79,962
- Dates
- May 2011 – Jun 2013
- Keywords
- Buffer zones, Certification, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Medicinal plants, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Wildlife trade
Develop a model for sustainable wild harvesting of medicinal plant species in the Northern Highlands Limestone corridor by applying the FairWild Standards that can be replicated elsewhere in Vietnam. Reduce over-exploitation of targeted medicinal plant species by developing and implementing sustainable harvesting and management tools, strengthening market linkages, and assessing the demand for third-party certification of the selected products.
2 Develop innovative, locally led approaches to site-based conservation at 28 key biodiversity areas
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