During the global lockdown, our innate need to commune with nature and the outside world has never been more apparent—which is why FairWild Week 2020, the annual celebration of the essential role wild plants play in our everyday lives, is more important and relevant than ever!
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the opening of a new vacancy within the FairWild Foundation, and are seeking applicants for the position of a FairWild Company Engagement Officer.
Read MoreDehradun, India, 2019—Earlier this year, harvesters, farmers, traders and herbal companies engaged in trade of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) in Uttarakhand met to discuss strengthening access and benefit sharing (ABS) from the use of natural resources.
Read MoreAnother year, another shout-out for wild plants and their collectors! #FairWildWeek 2019 has drawn to a close following a packed week of stories, celebrations, and actions around why the world should care about wild plants.
Read More#FairWildWeek 2019 kicks off today — the time of year where we stand up and shout loud about the often-ignored role wild plants play in our daily lives the world over.
Read More3rd June 2019 - The FairWild Standard and its performance indicators have been translated into Nepali, as part of the project “Succeeding with CITES: Sustainable and equitable Jatamansi trade from Nepal”.
Read More24th May 2019 - The FairWild Foundation has today published the document "Derogation Policy for the FairWild Labelling Rules - Version 1/May 2019".
Read MoreMay 2019 – Last month saw 20 people from a variety of different backgrounds gather in Budapest, Hungary, for the first “FairWild Forum”.
Read More16th April 2019 - The FairWild Foundation has today published a new policy document “FairWild Standard Revision and Development Procedure (Version 1/2019).”
Read MoreNuremburg, Germany, 13–16th February 2019—The FairWild Foundation once again exhibited at BioFach, the world’s largest organic trade fair, helping to spread awareness and uptake of the FairWild Standard.
Read MoreJanuary 2019 - This year the FairWild Foundation will organise the first “FairWild Forum” – an international training, networking and professional development event focused on the verification of sustainable wild collection according to principles of the FairWild Standard.
Read MoreKunming, China, January 2019—Last month, the FairWild-accredited control body China Standard Conformity Assessment Co., Ltd (CSCA) and TRAFFIC, partner of FairWild Foundation, jointly hosted a FairWild market promotion and best practice sharing workshop in Kunming.
Read MoreJanuary 2019 - Are you attending BioFach 2019, in Nuremberg, Germany 13-16 February? Join us at the world's largest Organic trade fair!
Read MoreThe objective of the new FairWild Matchmaking initiative is to increase the business-use value of the FairWild certification scheme, and to make it easier for companies to engage with the system.
Read MoreBerlin, Germany, 12th September 2018—The international Interreg DTP project "LENA” (Local Economy and Nature Conservation in the Danube Region) and its activities towards the sustainable rural development of protected areas have been awarded with the German sustainability award for projects.
Read MoreLiquorice is most commonly known for its flavour in sweet treats, but has also been used in traditional medicine around the world.
Read More17 August 2018—This month, thanks to an initiative from Organic Herb Trading, FairWild Foundation has released the FairWild movie in Spanish.
Read MoreCambridge, UK, 6th July 2018—last week the spotlight firmly shone on the often unspoken role of wild plants in our everyday lives.
Read MoreZurich, July 2018 – The FairWild Foundation has recently established an Advisory Panel – a platform created to provide an additional source of strategic and technical guidance to the FairWild Board of Trustees.
Read MoreIn a world dominated by technology, sprawling cities and the latest gadgetry, it often feels as though our connection to the wild has all but disappeared. But perhaps not as much as we might fear …
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