It is no secret that human activity has pushed millions of animal species to the brink. But we pay far less attention to plants, the planet’s unsung architects.
Across the Earth, flora underpin economies, support human health, and sustain almost every...
World Wildlife Day is both a moment to celebrate wildlife and to remind ourselves why protecting nature matters to us all.
This year we're focusing on an important theme, medicinal and aromatic plants, conserving health, heritage and livelihoods.
Now...
Around the world, medicinal and aromatic plants are woven into the daily lives of billions of people.
They flavour our foods, anchor our healing traditions, support our well‑being, and sustain livelihoods in rural and Indigenous communities.
On...
Today, we celebrate World Wildlife Day and shine a spotlight on the remarkable theme of ‘Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods’.
Preserving these unique plants means safeguarding the traditions, knowledge, and...
For thousands of years, medicinal and aromatic plants have been among humanity’s greatest allies. They have healed our bodies, shaped our cultures, and sustained the livelihoods of communities whose knowledge and traditions carry wisdom. Today, these...
When we look at a wetland, a marsh, a peatland, or a mangrove, we often see water, birds, and vast landscapes. But today, on World Wildlife Day, I invite you to look closer. I invite you to see a pharmacy.
This year’s theme, 'Medicinal and Aromatic...
On this World Wildlife Day, I wish to warmly thank the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero, for their leadership in bringing the global community...
Dear colleagues and friends, our health is deeply connected to nature, from the plants we rely on for medicine to the ecosystems that sustain life.
Protecting biodiversity is also about protecting human well‑being.
On 3rd March, we celebrate World...
On March third, we celebrate World Wildlife Day 2026 under the theme “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.”
Medicinal and aromatic plants are essential to human wellbeing, supporting global health, sustaining...
Hello, dear colleagues and friends,
I’m Azzedine Downes, CEO and President of IFAW --- the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
We’re thrilled to once again partner with the CITES Secretariat and UN Development Programme to connect art and wildlife...
This World Wildlife Day focusses on a group of wild species essential for human health and ecological balance, yet often overlooked: medicinal and aromatic plants.
These plants grow in the wild and are harvested for their healing and wellbeing...
On World Wildlife Day, I like to talk about medicinal and aromatic plants, a gift of nature that has been humanity’s first pharmacy for thousands of years.
Medicinal and aromatic plants have healed people and supported cultures long before modern...
On this World Wildlife Day, we honour the extraordinary value of medicinal and aromatic plants and the communities whose traditional knowledge safeguards them. The conservation of migratory species is deeply interlinked with the conservation of these...