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History of the use of medicinal plants

Low Impact

This article explores the history of the legal rights of herbalists to practise, and looks particularly at the use of medicinal plants in wartime Britain. The documentation of the use of herbs in Britain in the two World Wars reminds us that we still have our own medicinal resources here in the UK.

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‘Protect biodiversity to secure traditional medicine sources’

Eco-Business

Traditional medicine offers a path to reach Sustainable Development Goals on health, but care must be taken to conserve and not overexploit bioresources.

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The Environment Act and the role of 'biodiversity net-gain'

Business Green

The biodiversity net-gain requirement is among the most important conservation policy initiatives of the last two decades, argues Environment Bank chairman and founder Professor David Hill CBE. His words apply equally to rebuilding biodiversity as they do to addressing climate change. It can't come soon enough.

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Climate change is the biggest public health issue

AGreenLiving

More than 220 of the world’s top public health and medical journals have published a joint plea for the global population to reduce carbon emissions immediately. Humanity already faces irreversible public health threats, the editors wrote. Read the original: Climate change is the biggest public health issue. degrees Celsius [2.7

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What role does ESG play in the 'new normal'?

GreenBiz

Although the global COVID-19 outbreak is first and foremost an existential public health threat, it also likely represents the dawn of an economic "new world order" and a reshaping of the global economy. How can we ensure more resilient supply chains for essential goods, such as food and medicine?

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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

This, the largest analysis of global coral reef health ever undertaken draws on data: spanning 40 years. per cent of the ocean floor they are home to at least a quarter of all marine species, providing critical habitat and a fundamental source of protein, as well as life-saving medicines. in 73 countries. across 12,000 sites.

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‘A common germ pool’: The frightening origins of the coronavirus

Grist

“There seems to be a pretty clear signal that there are more disease emergence events,” said Aaron Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health. That has enormous health consequences.”. We’re becoming an enormously voracious species of 7.5

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