“Forestry officials on the Greek island of Crete have slapped a five-year ban on the collection of a variety of wild herbs snipped to near-extinction, the state-run ANA agency said. The forestry department of Hania, one of the island’s main towns, placed restrictions on picking sage, marjoram, oregano and sideritis, better known as Cretan mountain tea, in protected areas. Special permission is required for commercial collection, and an allowance of up to 500 grammes is made ‘for personal use’. And Cretan dittany, a therapeutic plant prized since antiquity that is exclusive to the island, is off the table altogether.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/30/overpicking-threatens-greek-herbs/
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