Medicinal Plant Conservation through Community Participation

Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Medicinal plants in Bangladesh. 2. Participatory medicinal plant conservation and SEMP. 3. Scope of the report. II. Site Description: 1. Padma-Jamuna flooplain. 2. Brahmaputra-Shitalakshya floodplain. 3. Madhumati floodplain. III. Approach: 1. Based on community knowledge. 2. Community driven initiative. 3. Appreciating traditional healers\' expertise. 4. Ex situ and in situ conservation. 5. Promoting use of medicinal plants. IV. Establishment of Baselines for Medicinal Plants: 1. Reconnaissance and field observation. 2. Secondary information collection. 3. Participatory exercise. V. Community Motivation: 1. Community meetings and workshops. 2. Awareness campaign in educational institutions. 3. Nature clubs. 4. Environment-related day observance. 5. Awareness materials. 6. Folk dramas. 7. Exhibitions. VI. Identification and Recognition of Traditional Healers: 1. Traditional healers of the project sites. 2. Knowledge-sharing workshops with traditional healers. VII. Site-level Conservation of Medicinal Plants: 1. Ex situ conservation measures. 2. In situ conservation measures. 3. Dissemination of medicinal plants and plant-parts. VIII. Experience from the Initiative: 1. Reasons for using medicinal plants. 2. Users of medicinal plants. 3. Seeking advice on medicinal plants. 4. Medicinal plants, plant-parts and treated diseases. 5. Excipients. IX. Sustainability of medicinal plant conservation. References.