[PCA] New report about wild plants trade & FairWild week

[Abby Meyer]

Forwarding the message below, in case of interest!



Thanks,

Abby

Abby Meyer
Executive Director
Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.
at The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
www.bgci.org<http://www.bgci.org/>
+1 308-293-1782
abby.meyer at bgci.org

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Dear colleagues



I am writing to share a new report The Invisible Trade: Wild plants and you in the time of COVID-19  https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w<https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w> launched today. This short publication aims to reignite/start conversation about the sustainability of wild plant ingredients used in everyday products. We packed the report 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.



We are also using this report to kick-off the FairWild week 2020, which is starting on Monday, 22 June, themed around the topic Why care about wild plants. I've included a little summary of what it is below and how to engage. Any support to share this through your channels is appreciated. It is great that BGCI is already on-board as a FairWild Week partner, as are few botanic institutions. We do have a content package for the week, in case you are interested to join in and spread the message.



With best wishes,

Nastya

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Why care about wild plants: FairWild Week, 22-26 June 2020 (Online/social media, 22-26 June 2020).  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​.

If you are a business sourcing wild ingredients, educator, civil society organization, botanic garden, please join us to share messages about wild plants sustainability! Read the new TRAFFIC report on the context of trade in wild plants: https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w<https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w>

Follow the updates on social media with #FairWildWeek and through https://www.fairwild.org/fairwild-week

Facebook & Twitter: @FairWild

Instagram & LinkedIn: @Fairwild_Foundation

Anastasiya Timoshyna
TRAFFIC | Senior Programme Co-Ordinator – Sustainable Trade
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