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Traditional and Wild revitalising traditions of sustainable wild plant harvesting

Published 2 December 2014

Central Europe has been an important region for the sourcing of wild plants for medicinal, aromatic and culinary use since ancient times. Currently, approximately 2000 wild plant species are traded commercially, of which 60-70% are native to Central Europe.

Traditional and Wild: Revitalising traditions of sustainable wild plant harvesting in Central Europe

Report author(s):
Kristina Rodina, Anastasiya Timoshyna, Andreja Smolej, Darijan Krpan, Elena Zupanc, Éva Németh, Gabriela Ruzickova, Gergő Gáspár, József Szántai, Malgorzta Draganik, Péter Radácsi, Stanislav Novák, Szilárd Szegedi

Publication date:
December 2014


Notes:

The project was implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE (CE) Programme of the European Union (EU) and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)