Sustainable management of forest medicinal plants by Peruvian indigenous communities
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Scoping
VALUE £3,000
WHERE Peru
Summary
The project aims to work with indigenous populations within the Manu Biosphere Reserve (RBM) in Peru to consolidate their traditional knowledge of medicinal plants, and support it with scientific knowledge on population biology, dynamics, management and propagation, leading to a management plan for the sustainable conservation, use and commercialisation of forest medicinal plants.
FENAMAD - Federacion Nativa del rio Madre de Dios y Affluentes, Centro EORI de Investigación y Promoción Regional Peru
Regions
South America
Countries
Peru
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