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Behind the rhetoric what is really being done to combat desertification?
In The Independent, Nora Berrahmouni, a forestry officer for FAO and Michele Bozzano, forestry researcher at Bioversity International, point out that for the Green Wall project to succeed, "you need to plant the right [tree] species in the right place" and involve and benefit local communities and help change the belief that taking care of the environment is a luxury.
Genes are gems for food security
Risk management in the face of climate change is something we can all learn from smallholder farmers. As climate change stalks global agriculture, researchers should collaborate with smallholder farmers in enhancing the diversification of crops to ensure food security, says Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International.
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Bioversity International co-sponsors world film competition
Rome, 5 June, 2013
To mark World Environment Day 2013 on 5 June, Bioversity International is delighted to be co-sponsoring a film competition with tvebiomovies, giving filmmakers from around the world an opportunity to show off creative film-making abilities through YouTube.
Bioversity International and Belgian university join efforts to support banana research
Leuven, Belgium, March 1, 2013
Bioversity International has signed an agreement with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) to support the world’s collection of banana and plantain germplasm. Per the agreement signed today, Bioversity will host its Musa germplasm collection at the new premises of KU Leuven, which will maintain the facilities to be called the Bioversity Musa Germplasm Transit Centre.
Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign Press Conference
Rome, October 11, 2012
Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign Press Conference: two initiatives to help those affected by drought and poor harvests in Kenya. Roma Capitale and Valentina Vezzali join FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and Gruppo Sportivo Bancari Romani to launch event.
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UN Meeting on Biodiversity: 8-19 October, Hyderabad, India
Rome, October 8, 2012
Agricultural and tree biodiversity is an important tool to help achieve world biodiversity targets under discussion at the XI Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Diets must become sustainable say FAO and Bioversity
Rome, August 8, 2012
Immediate action to promote sustainable diets and food biodiversity so as to improve the health of humans and of the planet is urged in a book just published by FAO and Bioversity International.
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For a sustainable future, agricultural biodiversity is part of the solution
Rome, June 12, 2012
As our climate changes and our population grows, a critical research area in the quest for food and nutrition security and sustainability is agricultural and tree biodiversity, says the leader of a global research institute speaking at Rio+20.
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