November 17 2011 - Japan is one of the world's main importers and consumers of plant resources. Many plant-derived products and ingredients can be found on the Japanese market: in traditional Kampo medicines, aromatics, cosmetics, spices and herbal teas.
Read MoreOctober 2011—A joint WWF, TRAFFIC and IUCN project on sustainable use of medicinal plants in China’s Upper Yangtze Ecoregion has received an “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the Chinese State Ministry of Environmental Protection, EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP), Ministry of Commerce and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Read MoreToyama, Japan, 19th October 2011—more than 60 international medicinal plant experts met this week in Toyama, the centre of traditional medicine and pharmaceutical production in Japan, to agree guidelines on conservation of medicinal plants.
Read MoreSeptember 13 2011 - The FairWild Foundation notes the passing of renowned pharmacognosist and internationally-respected medicinal plant research expert, Norman R. Farnsworth, PhD, who died on September 10 at a Chicago hospital.
Read MoreUniversity of Goettingen, Germany, 15th September 2011 - High-value chains in conjunction with the production of higher-value and differentiated agricultural and forest products in emerging and developing countries for the markets of industrialized countries are the subjects of this event.
Read MoreTokyo, Japan 24 June 2011—TRAFFIC has launched a new project to promote sustainable production and consumption of wild medicinal and aromatic plants traditionally used in Japan, based around application of the FairWild Standard.
Read MoreBudapest, Hungary, 23rd May 2011–The FairWild Standard will be used within the recently launched project to gather information about the use, harvest and traditional importance of wild plants and their significance in the cultural heritage of Eastern Europe.
Read More14 May 2011 - FairWild Foundation today joins millions of small producers, artisans, farmers and small-hold manufacturers, Fair Trade producers, traders and consumers in celebrating World Fair Trade Day.
Read MoreApril 2011: Alkaloid AD has launched four new herbal teas in its GOOD NATURE range. The teas are made of FairWild certified nettle, rosehip, elderflower and linden blossom ingredients, harvested and processed in an ecologically sustainable and socially fair manner conforming to the FairWild Standard.
Read MoreYokohama, Japan, 21st December 2010—The application of sustainable harvesting standards for wild forest biodiversity should be promoted, a key timber meeting in Japan this week was told.
Read MoreOctober 2010: The Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued a call for applications for funding for meetings of two Intersessional Working Groups, on Traditional Knowledge and on Genetic Resources, which were established by the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore.
Read MoreNagoya, Japan, 22nd October 2010—Amidst a complicated and cloudy week of negotiations this week at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD – CoP 10), some Japanese autumn sunshine has fallen on some important discussions about the topic of wild plant conservation.
Read MoreBerlin, Germany, 15th September 2010—Worldwide application of a new standard for sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal, aromatic, dye and food plants and trees is charting new ways to protect the species and their habitats and benefit the communities that depend on them, according to a new report from world wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC.
Read MoreWeinfelden, Switzerland, 8 September 2010—FairWild Foundation launches its revised Standard for the sustainable management and trade in wild-collected natural ingredients for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals today.
Read MoreDr. Rainer Bächi (1948-2010) - In Memoriam
Read MoreGenva, Switzerland—On 21 May, International Biodiversity Day, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), one of Fairwild's partner organisations is hosting a confernce in Geneva on "Experiences from the Industries on Implementing Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Trade with Biodiversity".
Read MoreNuremberg, Germany, 17 February 2010—The FairWild Foundation is attending Biofach 2010, the World Organic Trade Fair, taking place from 17–20 February in Nuremberg, Germany.
Read MoreSebastopol, USA, 20 November 2009—Traditional Medicinals, a leading medicinal and herbal tea company has become the first U.S.-based manufacturer to obtain the new FairWild certification.
Read MoreNovember 9 2009 - TRAFFIC India will be representing FairWild in the upcoming BioFach in Mumbai, India, from 18-20 November 2009.
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