Whether human beings or animals would be able to live on in the absence of plants is beyond doubt. There are about 30000 to 50000 species of plants on earth of which humans must have used about 7000 so far for food. read more
For much of the world’s population, it is plants, in the form of fuel-wood or charcoal, that provide most household energy – not electricity; nine out of ten people live in informally built houses, often made from local plants; eight out of ten people consult traditional healers, who use edible wild plants and fungi as medicines and dietary supplements. read more