The industry of medicinal plants and its effects on the environment with an approach to global declaration of environmental laws

Iran based on climatic and geographical conditions has a wide range of medicinal plants diversities and in the past is the source of consumption and usage of pharmaceutical plants as an ancient folklore. Therefore , in addition to the growing importance of pharmaceutical plants usages and demands at the world level, which rapidly replaces many chemicals traits, the exports of these plants can also be an important source of exports exchange revenues. It is important to say that the exploitation of natural fields and in other words natural resources in most parts of the world is wide spread, easy and somewhat uncontrollable. Improper collection of these valuable plants from natural areas causes irreparable damage on the body of nature and the environment. The increased growing world need of pharmaceutical factories to the raw material and the necessity of preservation of natural plant resources is an issue that makes the importance of studying in this subject. It can be said that one of the major challenges in the industry of medicinal plants is conservation of environmental rights and prevention of pollution caused by destructive industries which is dependent on it. Important world statements such as Stockholm , ۱۹۷۲ , Rio ۱۹۹۲ and Johannesburg , the London Convention of the ۱۹۹۰ s , the Kyoto Convention , the ۲۰۱۵ Convention of the International Trade and Climate Convention , and , in particular , the Convention on the International Trade of fauna and the wild plants at the risk of extinction and destruction ( ۱۹۷۳) are samples of world tries for support of nature. In this study, we have discussed the importance of developing the medicinal plant processing industry in terms of the rule of environmental laws and regulations in this area.

Keywords:

Medicinal plants , Environment protection , International agreements