Global biodiversity conservation requires traditional Chinese medicine trade to be sustainable and well regulated.

ABSTRACT: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is highlighted by conservation practitioners as an ongoing threat to many overharvested plant and animal species, including several charismatic threatened vertebrates. However, studies that provide evidence-based and practical recommendations on how to better regulate the TCM trade for sustainability and biodiversity conservation remain limited. China is the biggest promotor of and market for TCM and understanding the TCM trade in China is important for global biodiversity conservation. In particular, conservation researchers need to better understand how the TCM trade and its regulations interact with China's development needs and should collaborate with TCM communities to propose locally adapted suggestions to decision makers. However, progress in these

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9826198 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature