Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Sustainable Trade in Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Sino-Vietnamese Limestone Corridor

Grantee Name: TRAFFIC International

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: China
Amount: $208,697
Dates: Jun 2016 – Dec 2018
Keywords: Access and Benefit Sharing, Certification, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Medicinal plants, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood)

Demonstrate a model for certifying that medicinal plants have been sustainably harvested and fairly traded. Strengthen capacity of wild-harvesters at pilot sites in China's Guangxi province in sustainable production and value-addition of targeted medicinal plants. Develop capacity and conditions for the application of the FairWild standard on wild-harvesting of medicinal plants for export. Stimulate demand for sustainably sourced, wild-harvested plant ingredients.

Strategic Direction : 6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors