Final technical report : Community Based Conservation of Medicinal Plants (CBCMP) project
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2008
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National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, KE
Abstract
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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MEDICINAL PLANTS, NATURE CONSERVATION, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, MALARIA, BIODIVERSITY, HEALTH EQUITY, ETHNOBOTANY, HEALTH SYSTEMS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA