Identification, conservation and use of wild plants of the Mediterranean Region - The 'MEDUSA' network
Skoula M., Griffee P., Heywood V.H.
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Heywood V.H. (ed.), Skoula M. (ed.).
Identification of wild food and non-food plants of the Mediterranean region Chania : CIHEAM
Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes; n. 23 1997
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P. Griffee,
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Wild plants have always been significant in all of the being used
food, medicines, fuel the use of wild plants has
been based on the be available on a continuing
has been made to this in the face of the
caused by demand, human population and extensive of the plant-
of the The contains 25
O00 species, about half of which endemic to the (Quézel 1991,
1995), and is one of the et al. 1994), as well as being
one of the of the
1995; 1995; 1993)
animal has in the basin 10 O00
the ecosystems have been modified by human action (Cowling et al. 1996).
Today many plants in small, fluctuating as a of habitat
face extinction genetic loss, but is
most of the species the
inadequate. Additionally, knowledge on the use of plant genetic by societies is
The Global plan of Action, the the
Technical June 1996,
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the and use of wild plants food and
meeting the need to
utilised species of the food and non-food use, including
OF A
the Use of Wild in the
called this This is
(1996-1997) financially the of the Union,
The eventual aim of the is to methods the economic and social development
of of the that will
the sustainable use of plant of the plant genetic
of actual potential and human health,
and consequently will the quality of life. The goal of the is the of possibilities the sustainable utilisation of such as
the quality.
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The includes of
FAO, am! the Committee,
of of the
Tunisia, Egypt, Spain and acting as the Focai
is envisaged that the wid include eventuuaily dl the
and Natimal and
The Committee, in the Focal will seek
funds, while the Focal to find additional own
in to the continuation of the activities the following
The the Committee will meet
to
OF
The objectives of the
0 The identification of native plants of the to the use defined by Cook (1995):
1. Food (including humans)
2. Food additives agents and additive used in food
3. Animal food (including and
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5 .
6.
7.
8.
9.
Fuels
ritual
fishing)
10. e.g.
1 1.
12. soil
of
13. of
0 The of a
past ways of
dispensing, and indigenous knowledge (ethnobiology and ethnophannacology), including
e of the iE of
these plants as
1995. -
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P.W.,
in 11: 362-366.
A guide and straregy
for their conservation. Volume 1: the 4- 578. WWF
and
W. 1991.
analysis based on the published volumes of Bot. Chron. 10: 63-79.
HARLAN, and domestication in the Diversity 11: 14- 16.
The in the context of 21:
11-18.
and A Catalogue to
41. Council of and Orto di
of of its
9-24, W. Junk,
1993. Domestication ofplants the Old World.
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