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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Today is a World Health Day, and to mark the occasion and draw attention to the role of plants in covid-19 treatment, increasing demand for herbal medicines, and identify priority actions, I would like to share a short
paper, which is available here: <a href="https://www.traffic.org/news/covid-19-the-role-of-wild-plants-in-health-treatment/">
https://www.traffic.org/news/covid-19-the-role-of-wild-plants-in-health-treatment/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This started as a paper focussed primarily on traditional Chinese medicine official treatment formulations, but expanded to reflect the increasing demand for immune-system supporting ingredients, many of which come from
the wild (with little consideration of how sustainable their use and trade is). This of course links directly to the implementation of GSPC, and so I hope you find it relevant.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please feel free to share with your networks, and I hope this can prompt some more actions around the ‘visibility’ of wild plants use, and the sustainability of wild-sourcing practices. Any of your feedback is very welcome
as well! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Nastya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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