Egypt's Medicinal Plants Conservation Project (MPCP) has been awarded the 2012 Equator Prize for its work to preserve genetic heritage.
The Equator Initiative is a partnership that brings together the UN, governments, civil society, businesses and grassroots organizations to advance local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.
The MPCP was launched in 2003 in the Saint Catherine area of Sinai, one of Egypt's wealthiest botanical areas, which is home to 102 species of medicinal plants, 16 of them being endemic.
“The purpose of this project was to preserve the wild medicinal plants by involving the Bedouin community to achieve both genetic material safeguard while enhancing the residents' lifestyle,” explains Adel Soliman, the project manager.
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