WHAT IS THE MEDICINAL PLANT WORKING GROUP (MPWG)?
The MPWG is part of the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) — a consortium of ten federal agencies and more than 145 non-federal cooperators working collectively to prevent plant extinction and to encourage natural habitat restoration. For more information visit: http://www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal/index.htm WHAT DOES THE MEDICINAL PLANT WORKING GROUP DO? The primary focus of the MPWG is to facilitate action on behalf of medicinal plants native to the United States that are of particular conservation concern. Its aim is to minimize regulatory intervention in the long term by balancing biological and commercial needs now. The group promotes information sharing among federal, state and private organizations. HEAR FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION, CULTIVATION, PHARMACOGNOSY, INDUSTRY AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING: • Gary Paul Nabhan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainable Environments, Northern Arizona University • Bruce Stein Vice President for Programs, Association for Bi
The MPWG is part of the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) — a consortium of ten federal agencies and more than 145 non-federal cooperators working collectively to prevent plant extinction and to encourage natural habitat restoration. For more information visit: http://www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal/index.htm WHAT DOES THE MEDICINAL PLANT WORKING GROUP DO? The primary focus of the MPWG is to facilitate action on behalf of medicinal plants native to the United States that are of particular conservation concern. Its aim is to minimize regulatory intervention in the long term by balancing biological and commercial needs now. The group promotes information sharing among federal, state and private organizations. HEAR FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION, CULTIVATION, PHARMACOGNOSY, INDUSTRY AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING: • Gary Paul Nabhan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Sustainable Environments, Northern Arizona University • Bruce Stein Vice President for Programs, Association for Bi
