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CONSERVATION and SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION and SUSTAINABLE USE of MEDICINAL PLANTS (CSMPP)USE of MEDICINAL PLANTS (CSMPP)
Medhin Zewdu
Project Coordinator
Project objectivesProject objectives
The major objectives of the project are capacity building (IPR & field genebank)
validation of traditional medicine (safety and efficacy) for treatment of both human and animal disease and;
in-situ conservation in and around the Bale Mountains National Park Area.
Detailed activitiesDetailed activities
Establishing medicinal plants field genebank Developing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and
policy guidelines. Conduct ethnomedical survey to explore
utilization of medicinal plants and traditional health practices for the prevention of HIV and mitigation of adverse impacts of AIDS.
Conduct research on the propagation and cultivation methods of selected indigenous medicinal plants for human and livestock diseases.
...activities...activities
Phytochemical studies including, extraction, standardization, safety and efficacy testing, dosage determination and formulation.
Development of a National Medicinal Plants Database (NMDP).
An in-depth socio-economic survey
……activitiesactivities
- identify villagers/users having greatest impact on wild populations of medicinal plants through harvesting and other activities and
- identify villagers/farmers for on-farm pilot propagation & cultivation trials of medicinal plants to reduce pressure from wild populations.
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An in-depth biological survey and assessment of in-situ and ex-situ conservation, zoning of key areas within the Park
Development and implementation of appropriate management options and guidelines for sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants.
...activities...activitiesMarketing and utilization of medicinal plants by THPs in and around the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP).Piloting of farmer based cultivation trials for a selected number of threatened and indigenous medicinal plant species on the boundaries, in home gardens and in buffer zones of the National Park.Training of (a) relevant personnel in the conservation and management of medicinal plants (b) farmers for pilot propagation and cultivation and management.
Expected outputsExpected outputs
Field gene bank established serving research and conservation efforts.
Guideline for sustainable harvest of medicinal plants.
Cultivation practices of medicinal plants and develop sense of ownership of communities over the resources.
……outputsoutputs
Three phytomedicine for human diseases dosage formulated (tapeworm infections, broncho pneumonia and hypertension)
Three phytomedicine for animal diseases (tapeworm infections, mastitis and dermatophilosis) developed.
IPR policy guideline for sharing IK
ConstraintsConstraints
Project components were described in the absence of clarity as to the detailed activities to be undertaken under each component. Involvement of communities was not designed properly.
Communication among the various stakeholders including communities was not strong; both vertical and horizontal
Learning ExchangeLearning Exchange
1. SOP experts in China, India and South Korea
2. ESTC team in China
3. IBCR, ESTC, THA, EHNRI & CSMPP in India & Sri Lanka.
Lessons learnt from the Lessons learnt from the exchangeexchange
The approach in communities’ involvement Designing income generating activities as
incentive Creating market opportunities (Export and local) Formalizing Traditional Medicine; institutional
setups.
Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants project:
……lessons learntlessons learnt
Institutional set up of traditional medicineRole of Self Help GroupsRole of Women in cultivation and
production of herbal medicineRole of ITC in PHC
Indian experience: various
..lessons learnt..lessons learnt
TBGRI linkage with communitiesAward for the model for benefit sharingEthnomedical documentationEtc.
Follow-up of study tourFollow-up of study tour
1. Documentation of IK Dynamic farmer based crop genetic
resources in-situ conservation project; supported by GEF
CSMPP in traditional medicine; FVM ethnoveterinary survey in two regions; DDR traditional medicine for human use: book is under publishing
progressesprogresses
1. Validation of traditional medicine Safety and efficacy studies by CSMPP Ethnomedical survey by DDR; follow up of the
survey being proposed 2. Training to Traditional Health Practitioners
including TBAs Initiative of Women Association of Tigray; 1400
TBAs trained and provided delivery kits
progressesprogresses
1. Institutionalizing Traditional medicine DDR/EHNRI Ethnobiology department within IBCR Tigray Health Bureau initiative to integrate the
practice… 2. Certification of THPs Initiative of the project (CSMPP) with the
MoH Incorporating the program in the Annual plan
of the MoH for certification and provision of training
progressesprogresses
1. Policy issues IPR guideline being developed by the ESTC Access to genetic resources and community
benefit sharing. 2. In-situ and ex-situ conservation techniques IBCR’s experience, community collaborative
works, study tours in different countries, etc.
progressesprogresses
1. Dissemination of experience learnt in South Asian countries
The Report shared with the MoH Introductory workshop conducted in four
weredas of Bale zone to farmers and officials of the weredas
Briefly reported on the Annual Review Workshop of the project
Study tour organized for a group of ten people to TBGRI, first week of May.
1. Use of IT at community level? Satellite distance learning facilities are
being setup in the rural areas ESTC has started establishing IT
centers in small towns.
Next stepsNext steps
1. Community based home garden establishment
2. Designing income generating activities for communities (Technical assistance from IUCN)
3. Seeking consultancy on involvement of CBOs
4. Registering THPs in the different regions and develop guideline for certification