Wild plant ingredients are in thousands of products we consume every day: pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, supplements and wellbeing products, food, spices, drinks and also homewares. Wild collection (WC) is an important economic activity for some of the most impoverished communities. In addition, it often takes place in important wildlife habitats and reservoirs of biodiversity. Then, WC activity is facing several environmental and social challenges. Different organisations are certifying this activity, but with different purposes.
Certifying plants’ wild collection: sustainability is more than conservation
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Certification, Labels, Standards and traceability
- Position in the value chain: Harvesting
- Type: Practice
- Scale: Global
- Country: Spain
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