Ameenah Gurib-Fakim: Humble plants that hide surprising secrets
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim: Skromne rośliny kryjące zaskakujące sekrety
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is the president of the Republic of Mauritius. She has been a university professor and entrepreneur before her election as the first female Head of State of Mauritius. Full bio
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biodiversity hotspots in the world:
obszarów bioróżnorodności.
Rodrigues, and Réunion —
about five of them
is Terminalia bentzoe,
kształtach i rozmiarach.
foil safeguards the plant
ensures its survival.
probably asking yourself is,
mające medyczny potencjał
with medicinal potential
pochodzący z Mauritiusa,
now a symbol of extinction.
fundamental role to play.
niezwykle ważną rolę.
the oxygen we breathe,
the species of higher plants,
gatunków wyższych roślin,
bioróżnorodności świata,
biomedical applications.
different-shaped leaves
this traditional information,
ich tradycyjnych informacji.
jako baume de l'ile plate,
pressures of urbanization
point out straightaway
happy in our comfort zone,
changes in their ecosystem,
leaves contain ingredients
in terms of structures,
to reveal all its secrets.
wszystkie swoje sekrety.
challenged with this issue
which is getting younger,
about population explosion,
zapomniana roślina pastewna.
uważają ją za drzewo życia.
as the palaver tree,
znane jest jako drzewo rozmów,
beautiful white flower,
jest zapylany przez nietoperze
by the cosmetic industry
spragniony wędrowiec.
and the cosmetic industry.
żywienia i kosmetyków.
is the potential of this plant,
threatened with extinction.
over the period of a year
itself almost completely
when you visit the garden
co powoduje zmarszczki,
the cosmetic chemists
different habitats across the world,
grows across the world
in Africa, in Asia —
to that dreadful disease
grows across the world —
the best quality Centella
the three vital ingredients
are already using it
believe in ancient sayings.
technology are so powerful.
laboratorium biologicznym,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim - President of MauritiusAmeenah Gurib-Fakim is the president of the Republic of Mauritius. She has been a university professor and entrepreneur before her election as the first female Head of State of Mauritius.
Why you should listen
In June 2015, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim became the first female president of Mauritius. She's been honored as one of Foreign Policy's 2015 Global Thinkers and is moving to create opportunity and growth for her island home. Gurib-Fakim has been, prior to joining the State House, the Managing Director of the Centre International de Développement Pharmaceutique (CIDP) Research and Innovation as well as professor of organic chemistry with an endowed chair at the University of Mauritius.
Gurib-Fakim has long been a leading biodiversity scientist studying and validating the flora of Mauritius, one of the world's key biodiversity hotspots. As an entrepreneur at CIDP R & I and professor of organic chemistry, she analyzed the plants from the region for their health, nutritional and cosmetic applications.
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