May 2022 – FairWild Foundation’s partner TRAFFIC, along with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group have released a new report on the social and biological risks in supply chains for 12 diverse wild plant ingredients: the wild dozen.
Read MoreApril 2022 - If you recently heard about FairWild for the first time, or perhaps just want a refresher on what FairWild is all about, our latest webinar is for you! Join the FairWild Secretariat on Tuesday 17 May at 10am EST / 3pm UK time / 4pm CET for a one-hour introduction to all things FairWild.
Read MoreMarch 2022 – The FairWild Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of our first CEO, Deborah Vorhies. Deborah will be working with the existing Secretariat staff and FairWild Board members to lead the Foundation into the next phase of growth.
Read MoreOctober 2021 - The FairWild Foundation and partners are preparing to open the FairWild certification scheme to fungi, making this valuable tool available to industry and other stakeholder groups to help tackle the considerable sustainability challenges associated with the harvest and trade of these essential biological resources.
Read MoreOctober 2021 - Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza sp.) is prized for applications including traditional medicine, herbal tea and cosmetics. However, despite its wide use, the understanding of conservation and social risks surrounding the trade in wild liquorice root is limited, including among businesses that incorporate it into their products. Join us in this webinar to learn more!
Read MoreZürich, September 2021 - FairWild Foundation has recently welcomed several additional members to the Board of Trustees. The new appointments made in 2021 further strengthen the Foundation’s expertise and connections to the herbal products industry and other stakeholder communities at Board level, and will bring new insights based on a wealth of practical experience as well as personal commitment to FairWild’s mission.
Read More#FairWildWeek kicks off today - the time when we celebrate the role of wild plants in all our lives. Get involved with the week on social media and ask your favourite brands if they use wild!
Read MoreJune 2021 - #FairWildWeek is all about celebrating the hidden wild plant ingredients in our daily routines, and working to build a sustainable future for wild plants and the people who depend on them. Join us for a kick-off webinar on this year’s theme ‘Wild Plants Are Our Business’ on Monday 21 June.
Read MoreMay 2021 - Join us on May 20 to discuss what it takes to create and maintain mutually beneficial long term trade relations among those wild-harvesting plants for the global supply network, including equitable sharing of the costs of sustainable production.
Read MoreMarch 2021 - If you recently heard about FairWild for the first time, or perhaps just want a refresher on what FairWild is all about, our latest webinar is for you! Join the FairWild Secretariat on Tuesday 30 March at 10am EST / 3pm UK time / 4pm CET for an introduction to all things FairWild.
Read MoreMarch 2021 - For the past three years, FairWild has been a collaborating partner on a Darwin Initiative funded project in Nepal helping local harvesters of Jatamansi to boost their income and sustainability. Join FairWild for a webinar to meet some of the producers involved in the project!
Read MoreFebruary 2021 - FairWild are excited to announce some additions and updates to our trading rules, labelling rules and derogations policy that will help to expand the number of situations in which businesses can use the FairWild label on their products.
Read MoreSeptember 2020 - The Luc Hoffman Institute, in partnership with the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and the WWF Regional Office for Africa have launched a call for applications to a new innovation challenge. This aims to provide seed funding and access to an incubation program for ideas which generate non-tourism revenue for local communities in Africa.
Read MoreKathmandu, Nepal, 1st September 2020—a three-year project in Nepal has been helping local harvesters of Jatamansi—a plant used in aromatherapy, cosmetics, and food—to boost their income by increasing the value of their product through sustainable harvesting, improving their international market access and clarifying legal issues around the trade..
Read MoreAugust 2020 - With wild sourced herb products increasingly in demand in the current global crisis, consumers are increasingly asking how to be sure that the products they use are benefitting people and planet, and brands are increasingly looking to use certified ingredients to demonstrate their ethical credentials to consumers.
Read MoreJuly 2020 - Nature Connect India has a special place among the FairWild-certified wild collections operations. Not only was it the first company in India to be certified by FairWild, but also the company has had biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods objectives embedded at the heart of the initiative right from the beginning.
Read MoreJuly 2020 - The Belgian Trade for Development Centre (TDC) has launched a call for proposals for African producer organizations active in sustainable production and trade. They can apply for financial support from the TDC for initiatives that improve the management of their organization and access to the market.
Read MoreJuly 2020 - #FairWildWeek 2020 has drawn to a close following a packed week of stories, celebrations, and actions around why the world should care about wild plants, now more than ever!
Read MoreJune 2020 - FairWild Foundation this month celebrates becoming the recipient of Nutrition Business Journal’s 2020 “Stewardship and Sustainability” award!
Read MoreDuring 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!
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