Seed collection and community seed banks in the High Atlas
A seed bank is a documented collection of seeds held for long-term security or for ease of access. It aims to acquire and maintain seeds of high quality that will...
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A seed bank is a documented collection of seeds held for long-term security or for ease of access. It aims to acquire and maintain seeds of high quality that will...
Read More » Over the course of one week, we distributed 14,992 plants of commercial value to 9 different villages of the Imegdale community, supporting local incomes....
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The collaborative project titled Medicinal root trade, plant conservation and local livelihoods in...
The collaborative project titled Medicinal root trade, plant conservation and local livelihoods in Morocco ended in March 2016. It helped improve local livelihoods and the management of vulnerable plant species, particularly medicinal...
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Since 2001, Global Diversity Foundation has provided support to Dar Taliba Ourika, a girls’ boarding house in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco that gives Amazigh indigenous girls the opportunity...
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Integrated approach to plant conservation in the Moroccan High Atlas, a 3 year project on sustaining livelihoods and plant diversity in the Moroccan High Atlas....
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Plant nurseries in the communities of Imegdale and Ait M’hamed have been set up to enable terrace cultivation and enrichment planting of selected medicinal roots and tree crops....
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An article on the importance of local participation, and the difficulties of integrating different forms of expertise....
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Gary Martin speaks about his journey of discovery of the diverse medicinal plants sold by herbalists in the Marrakech medina in a TEDxMarrakesh talk titled Aphrodisiacs & Botanical Livelihoods....
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