I have decided to TRY and explain the inexcusable NONSENSE which exists and FALSE claims made about 'saving' Himalayan plants by covering 5 projects - some of which I can FULLY identify, the others I think it best, for the time being, to only describe - though the content is accurate and truthful. Each will outline various aspects relevant to conserving wild plants and in the cases of Project A and Project B, how NOT to do things! Yet strangely enough, both A&B have received funding, B substantial and even awards! Yet both projects achieved absolutely NOTHING. They have NOT 'saved' any medicinal plants, which were NOT threatened with extinction in the first place. Yet Project B received accolades..... Funny old world....... Strangely, 'expert' panels, well-known figures, conservation bodies and governments appear blissfully unaware of what is going on..... FANTASY PROJECT A - PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF TRADITIONAL TIBETAN MEDICINE PLANTS (see: https://sites.google.com/a/shpa.org.uk/main/project-a ) FANTASY PROJECT B - SAVING 'RARE' FLORA IN 'REMOTE' VALLEYS FROM BEING MADE EXTINCT BY THE WORLD'S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES! See: PROJECT C - FLOWERS FIT FOR A DALAI LAMA (Project Founder: Chris Chadwell) See: https://sites.google.com/a/shpa.org.uk/main/project-c PROJECT D - CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PROJECT (Chris Chadwell was consultant to the Royal Government of Bhutan) PROJECT E - SURVEY OF RIVERSIDE VEGETATION OF THE UPPER WYE & UPPER SEVERN (Chris Chadwell was team-leader of this project in Wales) See: |