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Rainforest loss means lost plant medicines we may never know
About 80% of the world population relies on compounds derived from plants for medicines to treat various ailments, such as malaria and cancer, and to suppress pain. Our future medicines are likely to come from plants, but how effectively are we protecting these plants from extinction? We aren’t doing enough and we must do more!
The Plight of the Pangolin
Pangolins are one of the strangest looking and most under-appreciated animals. And a weird, elusive, nocturnal creature that looks almost like a walking pinecone. There are only two groups of pangolins alive today. In the Americas, there are 21 species of armadillo. Two can roll up into virtually impregnable balls to defend themselves. Conversely, inContinue reading “The Plight of the Pangolin”