Semantics for Biodiversity – International Workshop
The 1st international workshop on Web Semantics for Biodiversity, held on 27 May in Montpellier, France, will define key challenges identified by the bioinformatics community, discuss solutions and identify opportunities emerging from interactions across plant science and informatics disciplines.
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Malaysia implementing the multilateral system of access & benefit-sharing
A new study examines a number of issues related to Malaysia’s implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing created by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture–the first international, legally-binding agreement promoting the sustainable use and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and the sharing of benefits derived from their use.
New Routledge book - Crop Genetic Resources as a Global Commons
A new Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series book from Routledge addresses how the collective pooling and management of shared plant genetic resources for food and agriculture can be supported through laws regulating access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from their use.
New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources
Bioversity International's Policy Unit highlights initiatives that aim to contribute to ensuring dynamic and resilient use of plant genetic resources, improving food security and promoting viable rural livelihoods, in a paper that was presented to the Technical Committee of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Farmers’ knowledge and rights: the policy challenges
Recent changes in CGIAR operations have led to a number of new policy challenges. This was one of the findings of a study that describes how eight members of the CGIAR Consortium, whose research is focused on plant genetic resources, are (re)organizing their conservation and improvement activities in light of climate change adaptation. Photo: D.Mowbray/CIMMYT
The role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security
Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International speaking at the International Association of the Study of the Commons conference today about the role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security. Watch it here - note Emile's speech starts at 55 mins.
World Scientists Define United Approach to Tackling Food Insecurity
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries has today released a detailed set of 7 recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT)
Marking 10 years of the International Treaty (full report)
A promising start but more to be done’ – this was the general consensus agreed at an international event held in Rome today to mark 10 years of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Marking 10 years of the International Treaty
'A promising start but more to be done' - the general consensus agreed at an international event held in Rome to mark 10 years of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Collective policy action to safeguard food security (full article)
Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security book launched during FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - 21 July 2011
Collective policy action to safeguard food security
Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security book launched during FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - 21 July 2011
The Nagoya Protocol for the rest of us
It will take time for the true worth of the newly agreed Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to become known. In the meantime, the head of Bioversity’s Policy & Law Unit offers some thoughts.
Bioversity welcomes Nagoya Protocol
A new Protocol on access and benefit sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity was agreed at the last minute during marathon negotiations at COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan. Bioversity International broadly welcomes the new protocol.
Access and Benefit Sharing - An update on the protocol negotiations
Latest developments on access and benefit sharing as the October deadline for concluding negotiations at COP10 gets closer.
The Treaty and the CGIAR Centres
On 16 October, 2006 - World Food Day - the eleven CGIAR Centres which hold ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) signed agreements
The Treaty's multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing
Governments negotiating the Convention on Biological Diversity realized that the Convention was not appropriate, for example, for the existing ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held around the world
A brief history of the Treaty
For thousands of years there were no international laws governing genetic resources. Farmers and plant breeders were free to exchange seeds and plant propagating material
Access & Benefit Sharing
Regulations concerning access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits associated with their use are of are of vital interest to the global community.
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted by FAO in 2001. Bioversity played an important role in the negotiation of the Treaty.
Peru moves to mainstream agricultural biodiversity
A recent meeting in Lima, Peru, ended with a joint commitment by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment to collaborate on the greater use of Peru's agricultural biodiversity to enhance its economic and social development.
Policy & Law
Bioversity's work in Policy and Law is intended to create a legislative environment that enables and supports the use of genetic resources.
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