Using local agricultural biodiversity - A Kenyan farmer's story
Peninah Mwangangi has a smallholder farm in the arid region of Kitui, in eastern Kenya. She explains how using local traditional food crops have helped mitigate against harvest loss when the rains don't come. This is the third story in our 'Fork in the Road' series as part of our Rio+20 campaign.
Why understanding forest genetic resources is vital for future options
Laura Snook Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about the need to harness the huge genetic diversity of different tree species to face challenges such as climate change and find sustainable ways to use and conserve it for our future. This video is the latest from our Rio+20 campaign blog.
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Why understanding forest genetic resources is vital for future options
Laura Snook Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about the need to harness the huge genetic diversity of different tree species to face challenges such as climate change and find sustainable ways to use and conserve it for our future. This video is the latest from our Rio+20 campaign blog.
Knowledge of forest genetic diversity to help restore forested landscapes
Bioversity is coordinating a study on the use of native tree species to restore forests around the world, as a contribution to a review by the FAO to be published in April 2013. Read our Rio+20 blog post by Riina Jalonen to learn more.
It’s all in the name - conserving bananas in the Pacific region
Collecting banana diversity is more than just a matter of knowing which accessions (samples) to conserve. Ongoing work in French Polynesia is showing that diversity is not just found in genetic traits, but also the different names given to varieties.
USDA launch information system for world's genebanks
The US Department of Agriculture, partnering with Bioversity International and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, launch an Internet-based information management system for the world's plant genebanks. Genebanks support global food production security goals by ensuring access to plant genetic resources (Photo: Keith Weller)
Science to tackle the illegal timber trade
It has been estimated that illegal logging is worth more than US$10 billion a year. The problem is that timber is difficult to identify, while documents are easy to falsify. A new Bioversity-led project, part of the CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforesty, aims to find scientific processes to pinpoint the species and geographic origin of timber.
A coconut embryo culture protocol for the international exchange of germplasm
The coconut palm is integral to the culture of many countries and supports more than 10 million sustainable livelihoods worldwide. Yet genetic erosion, climate-change and disease are placing bio-diverse coconut heritage under threat.
Bringing neglected and underutilized species back to the table
"It is indeed possible to turn underutilized species into an effective instrument of development and improvement of peoples’ livelihood" - Bioversity scientists look back at the successes of the first UN global effort specifically devoted to the promotion of neglected and underutilized species.
Philippine government to adopt new coconut conservation culture
The Philippine government will use a coconut embryo culture technique, that is directly linked to a research programme carried out by Bioversity International through the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network. The Philippines is the world’s largest exporter of coconut products, with an export market worth around $2 billion.
The value of conserving coffee diversity
Coffee is not only one of the most popular drinks in the world, but also the world's most valuable agricultural export commodity and the source of income for many smallholder farmers in the developing world. Yet coffee diversity is at risk and its not easy to conserve. Could cryopreservation be the answer?
Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity?
Coffee is difficult to conserve using conventional methods and as a result is often conserved in field genebanks - which is costly and has a number of disadvantages. This impact study examines the viability of cryopreservation techniques as an alternative approach.
Atlas of Guatemalan Crop Wild Relatives
A unique web resource designed to facilitate the conservation and use of wild plant species that are related to cultivated crops in Guatemala.
11 Priority African Food Tree Species - New Booklet Series
A new series of booklets gathers together existing information and makes recommendations for the conservation and sustainable use of 11 threatened species.
African Food Tree Species - Leaflet series
A series of leaflets that look at 11 priority African food tree species containing recommendations for the conservation and use of their genetic resources
Fundraising for forgotten fruit trees comes to Rome
The continuing campaign to raise money to save a rare fruit tree collection comes to Rome on 14th July.
On farm conservation, neglected and underutilized species, and climate change - a new international effort
Bioversity and partners launch a new on farm agricultural biodiversity conservation project, in India, Nepal and Bolivia
The Musa International Transit Centre - Bioversity Impact Assessment
User feedback on the impact of Bioversity's International Transit Centre
Users assess the impact of Bioversity's Banana Transit Centre
How well does Bioversity's International Transit Centre (ITC) serve its users? A recent impact assessment study aimed to find out.
Musa International Transit Centre
Bioversity's International Transit Centre (ITC), hosted at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, is home to the world’s largest collection of banana and plantain germplasm.
The Arboreal Archeology Foundation launches fundraising campaign
The race is on to raise 250,000 euro by 31 July to save a collection of rare Umbrian fruit trees.
MAPFORGEN: An online atlas to support the conservation of forest genetic resources
The MAPFORGEN project will evaluate the conservation status of 100 socio-economically important woody species from different eco-regions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Celebrating Forest Biodiversity
To mark the International Day of Biological Biodiversity on 22 May, Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity, welcomes this year's theme - forest diversity - as we prepare to bring you a week of forest stories.
Sustainable forest management on the Niassa Reserve: A Bioversity Project Report
Read about a project in the Niassa Reserve, Mozambique to find sustainable conservation strategies to protect its woodlands and help local populations.
Sustainable forest resources in the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique: A Bioversity Project Report
A project to work with people living in the Reserve to find sustainable conservation strategies to protects its woodlands.
Stemming the spread of cacao pests and diseases
Updated guidelines for the safe movement of cacao germplasm take into account increased risk of pests and diseases.
On the trail of the African cherry tree
An African journey - Mapping the genetic diversity of Prunus africana
On the trail of the African Cherry Tree
A research project to improve livelihoods of small-scale farmers culminates on the humid slopes of Mount Cameroon.
Setting the standards for genebank conservation
Bioversity scientist Ehsan Dulloo presents the new Genebank Standards at the recent Eucarpia conference in Wageningen.
The Global Diversity of Taro: ethnobotany and conservation
Taro Leaf Blight is devastating crops in West Africa. A new Bioversity publication on taro diversity offers potential solutions.
The sub-Saharan African Forest Genetic Resources Programme
SAFORGEN seeks to enable people and institutions in sub-Saharan Africa to both maintain and fully utilize existing forest biodiversity through the development of an effective networking platform.
Valuing the African Cherry Tree
Development of conservation and sustainable use strategies for Prunus africana to improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers in Africa.
Crop wild relatives - their conservation and importance
A multimedia presentation explains what crop wild relatives are and why it is important to conserve them.
New online learning tool - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
A new learning module for plant genetic resource practitioners who need to understand the legal and policy environment is launched today.
Knowledge base for genebank managers – and others – launched
The CGIAR’s System-wide Genetic Resources Programme today unveiled a massive and growing repository of information useful to anyone with an interest in genebanks.
The Satoyama Initiative: what it means for agriculture and conservation
Bioversity scientist, Pablo Eyzaguirre, talks about the implications of this important initiative adopted at the COP 10 Meeting in Nagoya, Japan.
Interview on Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia
A video interview with Project Leader Ehsan Dulloo, about Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia.
Bioversity Project - Conservation and management guidelines for Dipterocarp trees
This project will analyse current forest management and genetic conservation strategies and guidelines in South East Asis to identify gaps and threats to the long-term viability of populations of Dipterocarp species.
Descriptor lists and derived standards
Descriptors are the basis of major information platforms such as GENESYS and EURISCO, and also the FAO World Information and Early Warning System.
Sharing information
Gathering and sharing information about our agricultural biodiversity is vital to its conservation and use, for farmers, scientists, conservationists and breeders.
On farm conservation
On farm conservation involves the protection of threatened species in their natural habitats and takes into account social and cultural factors such as farmer's indigenous knowledge about local crops.
The conservation and management of tree species
Bioversity aims to understand the threats to tree species and especially to valuable populations of trees of species that have economic or social importance for people.
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.
Future of Italian fruit tree collection in doubt
A rare collection of figs, sour cherries, pears and apples faces an uncertain future in southern Italy.
Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya, Japan
The 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity opened this week in Nagoya, Japan, on 18 October 2010.
Regenerating Andean Crop Collections
Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas.
Steps towards implementing the International Treaty in Peru
A new study examines the exchange and use of plant genetic resources in Peru.
Home Gardens: Neglected hotspots of agricultural and cultural diversity
More attention should be given to conserving agro-biodiversity in home gardens and farmers' fields according to a recently published article from Bioversity scientists.
Securing Europe’s forest genetic resources
The ownership of forest genetic resources and improved information sharing within Europe are both high on the agenda in Vienna.
Seeds for Needs in Papua New Guinea
Find out how Bioversity is helping farmers to adapt to climate change by watching this project video report.
Bioversity Director General intensifies campaign to save Russian berries
As the 11 August deadline looms for the court ruling on the future of the Pavlovsk Research Centre, activity to save its vast field collection of fruits and berries has intensified.
Genebanks
Genebanks provide safe storage to ensure that varieties and landraces of crops and their wild relatives are secure but also that they are made easily available for use by farmers, plant breeders and researchers.
Neglected & Underutilized Species
Global food security has become increasingly dependent on only a handful of crops which has resulted in thousands of species with local relevance becoming neglected and underutilized.
Crop Wild Relatives
Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) can be defined as wild plant species that are more or less genetically related to crops.CWR have been used to improve yields and the nutritional quality of crops since the beginnings of agriculture.
Karnataka Farmers lead Millet Revival in Southern India
The cultivation of declining traditional millet crops in Karnataka’s dryland tracts has been given a boost with the opening of the southern state's first seedbank specialising in millet strains.
Seeds for Needs
A race to protect future food security by pre-selecting and testing crop varieties naturally adapted to expected climate conditions.
Forest genetic diversity
Laura Snook, Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about why tree genetic diversity is important.
Conservation
One of Bioversity’s key research priorities is to use agricultural biodiversity to promote the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of plant resources
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