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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarding the message below, in case of interest!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Abby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Abby Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">at The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.bgci.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.bgci.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">+1 308-293-1782<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">abby.meyer@bgci.org</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="325" height="77" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D64564.A3C1C6C0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D3E5F8.BDD55040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Dear colleagues<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I am writing to share a new report <b>
<i>The Invisible Trade: Wild plants and you in the time of COVID-19</i></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w</span></a>
</span>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.<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">We are also using this report to kick-off the FairWild week 2020, which is starting on Monday, 22 June, themed around the topic
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Why care about wild plants</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. I've included a little summary of what it is below and how to engage. An</span>y 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.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">With best wishes,<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Nastya<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt">Why care about wild plants: FairWild Week, 22-26 June 2020</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt"> (Online/social media, 22-26 June 2020).
</span><span lang="EN-GB"> 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:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" 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 lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt">
Read the new TRAFFIC report on the context of trade in wild plants: <a href="https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w?fbclid=IwAR0TJnsj0hhSd1JGrRbtdckjHIT8oupJW5FPGPk126x_XTOikfvNpHDVH6w">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">https://bit.ly/3hDVX9w</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt">Follow the updates on social media with
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB">#FairWildWeek</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt"> and through
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.fairwild.org/fairwild-week"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">https://www.fairwild.org/fairwild-week</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Facebook & Twitter: @FairWild
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Instagram & LinkedIn: @Fairwild_Foundation
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<b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Anastasiya Timoshyna</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">TRAFFIC | Senior Programme Co-Ordinator – Sustainable Trade</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">IUCN SSC/Medicinal Plant Specialist Group | Co-Chair</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
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