Wildflower LawWhere to find details
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The transportation of plants and seeds from one country to another is inadvisable because of the possibility of transfering pests and diseases. Some plants which are harmless enough in their native lands become invasive when transported to another environment... either their natural predators are missing or the new situation suits them better and they grow to monstrous proportions. In the UK we have vast problems with Japanese Knotweed, also there are problems with some imported pond plants which have got out into the wild, and then there are the wild Rhododendrons... I'm sure you get the picture.
It is therefore illegal to import plants and seeds from one country to another in many cases. If you want to import plant material, the wise and responsible thing to do is to check with the Customs & Excise department of [ideally] both the country you wish to export from and the country you wish to import into before you consider buying any plant material. Do not risk your native land by breaking the prevailing laws.
Another thing to take into account is the source of the material you are considering purchasing... please take the time to visit Traffic, which deals with explaining the problems created by the trafficing in rare flora and fauna. Extinction could be the end result for some plants collected illegally from the wild.
A useful link which takes you to 'Traffic'
As well as the above considerations, there are the individual wildflower laws of each country which need to be followed with extreme care.
Better safe than sorry, both for you and for the environment.
I have found the following links which I think should help you be on the right side of the wildflower law.
The first link is a Code of Conduct for the Conservation and Enjoyment of Wild Plants in the UK. In other words, the law regarding wild plants...
Wildflower law
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister [UK] is a useful link if you need to know about the law pertaining to trees and their preservation. Visit the general site, on the left click 'Urban Policy', then on that page in the search box, type in 'tree preservation'.
This will take you to the ODPM [Office of the Deputy Prime Minister]
Our next link is to a general advice site which aims to make sense of the law and your rights... a LARGE and ambitious remit!
To use the Google search facility below for any subject within our site, please just click on the "www.theworldsbestflowers.com" button. To search the "web" for wildflower law - or any other subject - click on the 'Web' button.
A Short List of Websites follows...
They Are ALL Worth A Quick Visit!
This link is to Arizona in the US... very informative
Because the earth needs a good lawyer.....
Environmental Laws
Law and Government Resources for all Countries from A-Z
Ministry for the Environment - New Zealand
Laws pertaining to Invasive Plant Species
