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Ban Placed On Crete's Wild Herbs

photo_1375174782383-1-0Forestry officials on the Greek island of Crete have put a five-year ban on the collection of wild herbs.
The ban’s aim was to protect protect the near-extinct species of sage, marjoram, oregano and sideritis which is better known as Cretan mountain tea.
As AMNA reported, the forestry department of Chania, one of the island’s main towns, had forbidden the eradication, cutting, gathering and transporting of a variety of wild herbs in protected areas of the island until the end of 2018.
During the ban, locals are allowed to pick 500 grams “for personal use.” but it didn’t say who would be checking for compliance on an island notorious for ignoring laws and even the police.
According to the forestry department statement “The mass collection of these aromatic plants, also for purposes of trade, threatens them with extinction.” The herb-based Mediterranean Cretan diet has long been considered one of the healthiest as well as the main factor that has always contributed to the islanders’ traditional longevity.

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