student ethnobotanical or ecological fieldwork.
Grantees receive small annual grants (average
$3000), often over several years, to fund research
in the field. A sampling of the research performed
by BIA's remarkable grantees can be found below.
Maijuna Indians of the Peruvian rainforest - ecology and ethnobotany.
American ginseng - Panax quinquefolius. Effects of harvest & how to make
it more sustainable.
Antimicrobial plant extracts to combat drug-resistant staph.
The Rubiaceae family- comprised of 600 genera and more than 10,000
species .
The role of treefall gaps in forest regeneration and the maintenance of
species diversity.
Traditional Thai medicinal plant use - 388 Kui healers interviewed. Timely
discoveries with the outbreak of bird flu.
