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Research into drugs derived from natural products declining

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2009

Traditional practices contribute to conservation of medicinal plants

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2009

Tropical forest tree is source of new mosquito repellent as effective as DEET

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2009

IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge (repost)

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2008

An interview a shaman in the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Jul 2008

Colombia creates rainforest reserve to protect medicinal plants

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jun 2008

Dirt-munching helps protect chimps from malaria

Mongabay.com 10 Jan 2008

Amazon conservation Team wins “Innovation in conservation Award” for path-breaking work with Amazon tribes

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2007

Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2007

7-year old nature guide becomes Belize environmental hero as adult

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2007

Ethnobotanist honored for contributions to wilderness medicine

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2007

Intellectual property rights reach indigenous communities in the Amazon

Carolina Bruun 21 Mar 2007

70% of new drugs come from Mother Nature

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2007

Poisonous tree frog brings hope to indigenous community in the Amazon

Carolina Bruun 19 Mar 2007

Amazon Indians use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Nov 2006

Indians are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Oct 2006

Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa — World Bank report

World Bank News 3 Nov 2005

Rainforest plant helps treat psoriasis

Mongabay.com 14 Jul 2005

How did rainforest shamans gain their boundless knowledge on medicinal plants?

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 May 2005

Shamans and Robots: Bridging the Past and Future of Ethnobotany and Bioprospecting

Tina Butler 25 Apr 2005

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