First published Oct 12, 2026, 12:09:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 12, 2026, 12:09:15 PM UTC

Singh calls for cultivation drive to protect medicinal plants

South Africa’s deputy minister for forestry, fisheries and the environment urged cooperation to cultivate medicinal plants. The excerpt says 154 commonly used species are at risk of extinction from overuse.

Illustrative image: Scutellaria altissima in the Medicinal Plants Garden of UCLouvain, Woluwe, Brussels. — Marc Eylenbosch/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters

The source connects pressure on medicinal plants with risks to biodiversity and traditional medicine.

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Categories: environment-and-climate, public-health, politics-and-governance

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Sources

Singh calls for cultivation drive to protect medicinal plants

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