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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><i style="">The Invisible Trade: Wild plants and you in the time of COVID-19 (</i></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w">https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w</a>) <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">aims
to<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">reignite/start conversation about the sustainability of wild plant ingredients used in everyday products. </span>Packed with updated figures on trade in plants (including the evidence of illicit trade),
IUCN Red List threats information update, economic contribution to livelihoods, and documented evidence of trade increasing during COVID-19. </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style=""><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">This new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, was released to kick off FairWild
Week 2020, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">which started on Monday, 22 June. This year's theme:
</span><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: ;">Why care about wild plants</b>. I've included a little summary of what it is below
and how to engage. <span lang="EN-US">We would appreciate any support to share this through your channel that you have. We've also got a content package for the week, in case you are interested to join in and spread the message.</span></div>
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<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US">With best wishes,</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US">Nastya </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Why care about wild plants: FairWild Week, 22-26 June 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> (Online/social media, 22-26 June 2020).
</span> FairWild Week is an annual online campaign to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable and equitable trade in wild plant ingredients to the global economy, supply chains, everyday products, and livelihoods, and promotes buying from businesses
that are committed to sustainable wild plants trade. It creates a dialogue with consumers about the plight of wild plants, and supports market transformation through engaging companies on sustainability issues.
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<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">If you are a business sourcing wild ingredients, educator, civil society organization, botanic garden, please join us to share messages about wild plants sustainability!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
Read the new TRAFFIC report on the context of trade in wild plants: <span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w">https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Follow the updates on social media with
</span><b>#FairWildWeek</b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> and through </span><a href="https://www.fairwild.org/fairwild-week"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">https://www.fairwild.org/fairwild-week</span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt">Facebook & Twitter: @FairWild </p>
<p style="margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt">Instagram & LinkedIn: @Fairwild_Foundation
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</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:#404040">TRAFFIC | Senior Programme Co-Ordinator – Sustainable Trade</span></b></p>
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