Wild Plants for a Sustainable Future
Wild Plants for a Sustainable Future is an output from The Useful Plants Project, developed under Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, led by institutional partners in Botswana, Kenya, Mali, Mexico and South Africa.
Editors: Tiziana Ulian et al. 486pp. Over 400 colour photographs. 6maps. Hardback ISBN 9781842466735, Kew Publishing 2019.
Aimed at practitioners in governmental institutions and NGOs working in Africa and Latin America, this book has been written to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild multipurpose plant species in conservation, agriculture and forestry projects, addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals ‘to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.
The publication forms one of the main dissemination achievements of ‘The MGU–Useful Plants Project’ (UPP), developed under Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership, to conserve and use sustainably wild plants important for rural communities in Botswana, Kenya, Mali, South Africa, and Mexico. Institutional partners led the project in each country, involving rural communities, local authorities and schools. A scientific approach was applied throughout.
The core of this book presents detailed species profiles of 110 plants selected for their importance to communities and livelihoods. The profiles are structured in a clear and consistent format, providing information on taxonomy and nomenclature, plant descriptions, fruit and seed structures, distribution, habitat, uses, known hazards and safety, conservation status, seed conservation, propagation and trading, along with key references from the literature.
Efisio Mattana and Tiziana Ulian are based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. César Flores and Rafael Lira are based at the FES Iztacala de Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Avhatakali Mamatsharaga is based at the Lowveld National Botanical Garden, South African National Biodiversity Institute. Kebadire K. Mogotsi and Samodimo Ngwako are based at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Desterio O.late Nyamongo and William Omondi and the Patrick Muthoka, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, National Museums of Kenya. Abdoul K. Sanogo and Sidi Sanogo from the Institut d’Economie Rurale, Centre Régional de Recherche Agronomique de Sikasso, Mali.
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