Final technical report : Community Based Conservation of Medicinal Plants (CBCMP) project
2008
Wattimah Simiyu, Stella | Kariuki, Peris
The project worked to enhance capacity at local community, institutional, and national levels for the sustainable use and conservation of medicine plant biodiversity. It conducted ethno-botanical surveys in Kenya; developed conservation strategies for threatened plant species; conducted toxicological studies on selected plants, and assessed national institutional capacity for medicinal plants biodiversity, use and conservation. The conventional medical system provides only for 30% of Kenyans (WHO, 2003), while the remaining 70% (approx. 21 million people) rely on traditional forms of healthcare. Most medicinal plants are collected from the wild, and the dangers of over-exploitation are evident as the population increases.
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