Alain Cuerrier

Alain Cuerrier is an ethnobotanist and plant taxonomist involved primarily with the First Nations of Eastern Canada. He hold a research position at the Montreal Botanical Garden and Plant Biology Research Institute (University of Montreal). He is a member of the Traditional Aboriginal Antidiabetic Medicines (TAAM). His works encompass antidiabetic traditional medicines, impact assessment of harvesting medicinal plants, perception of climate change by Inuit people. Earlier works have pertained to their traditional medicine (TM) and botanical knowledge as well as their perception of Nature. Alain has been involved with the Access and Benefit Sharing policies within Canada. He is also board member of the Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada. He is helping First Nations and their TM to be recognised.