“Most plant extinctions happen silently", which is a big concern considering at least 40% of the world’s remaining plant species are in trouble 🌴 Check out this beautiful visual explanation by Reuters on why plants matter, featuring Kew scientists 👇 ow.ly/Syoo50LZBs9

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There’s much information out there on identification & use of plant based medicines but very little available on the responsibilities that come w/ harvesting medicinal plants & how to create & nurture healthy & sustainable plant based relationships. #IndigenousBotanicalKnowledge

🌿 Where do the plants in your herbal medicines come from? And why does their sourcing matter? Join this conference featuring TRAFFIC's Anastasiya Timoshyna to learn about sustainable sourcing and high-quality herbal ingredients.  ow.ly/mfFO50NB1NR @HerbalGram Sustainable Herbs Program

What herbs and spices do Australians eat?

Important description of traditional knowledge and a wonderful story. How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle theconversation.com/how-traditiona… via The Conversation

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Here's a wild fact: 60-90% of the plant species in trade are wild-harvested! This #FairWildWeek, we encourage you to ask businesses to adopt sustainable wild harvesting practices. 1/

Great to see this important research published

Cutting Anthropology at University of Kent means cutting their wonderful Ethnobotany course. This is such sad news. Theres a petition...Save Anthropology at the University of Kent. chng.it/sMffGm2M via @ChangeAUS

"As he spoke, I saw faces in the audience become rigid or closed, and realised some were descendants of the men he’d named" This, from Elias Greig - about fathers, families, land, visions - is as good as people have been saying overland.org.au/2024/03/freeho…

I don't know who needs to see this...

There's nothing sadder than seeing universities cut their arts and humanities departments. Literature, philosophy, poetry, these are things that nourish and sustain the human spirit. They are necessary for us to flourish.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked about the first sign of civilization. Instead of citing tools or weapons, she said it was a healed femur (thighbone). In the animal kingdom, a broken leg means death. But a healed femur shows someone took the time to care for the injured

Congratulations Stephany

Hunter-gatherers, wild harvesters...

I’m thrilled to announce that Jana Favero 🇮🇹⚽️ has been appointed by our Board & CEO as the first Deputy CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Jana has started in this role this week. This new role will further strengthen the impact, governance & sustainability of our organisation