International reports on environmental issues.
Raiders of the Last Orchid
The illegal trade in plants is as valuable and as destructive as the poaching of ivory. As the thieves hunt species to extinction they rob the world of potential cures for diseases such as Aids or cancer. Will the cultivation of endangered species kill the trade, and save the wild plants?
Producer John Deenng
Series editor Jeremy Evans ● PICTURE STORY: page 61
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