Horizon Herbs
The ultimate Internet source for organically grown and nursery propagated seed and root cuttings of native American medicinal herbs. Also available through this site are informational pamphlets on the conservation, cultivation and usage of medicinal plants.
www.chatlink.com/~herbseed/

Plant Conservation Alliance
Research organization of the National Park Service which addresses issues of native plant conservation, restoration and protection. Also included is their Medicinal Plant Working Group, which deals directly with medicinal plants
www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal/greenmed.html

The National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs,
A not-for-profit research facility and preserve in Ohio, which cultivates and studies medicinal herbs that have the potential to become extinct due to over-harvesting and other factors.
www.ncpmh.org/

TRAFFIC,
The joint wildlife trade-monitoring program of WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. Their mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
www.traffic.org/

United Plants Savers,
A unique organization founded by herbalists dedicated to preserving medicinal plants.
www.plantsavers.org/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, International Affairs
A detailed site with information on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and other regulations that concern the trade of native medicinal plants.
international.fws.gov/

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