The mountainous area around Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is one of the centres of origin for traditional fruit tree varieties such as apple, peach and pomegranate. Meet the farmers who, with support from Bioversity, are helping to put these trees back at the heart of local communities.
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A global project of Global Environment Facility (GEF) will 'mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use for improved human nutrition and wellbeing' into national and global policies and programs. .
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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.
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The conservation of crops, crop wild relatives and trees ensures the resources needed to adapt and enhance agriculture remain available for future generations. Clonal crops such as banana, cassava and potato, which are vegetatively propagated require different approaches for conservation.
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This conference, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, 25-27 September will discuss sustainable means of utilizing the region’s vast agricultural biodiversity to its fullest potential to address food security, climate change and sustainable agriculture.
Deadline for paper abstracts - April 30th 2012
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"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.
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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?
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Fruit trees and their custodians in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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A unique web resource designed to facilitate the conservation and use of wild plant species that are related to cultivated crops in Guatemala.
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Good management practices for the conservation and utilization of material in field and in vitro genebanks
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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.
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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.
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Download the spatial analysis manual and exercise data here.
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Professor Kazuo Watanabe gets recognition for his outstanding work on biodiversity.
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A new Bioversity report examines how a growing taste for quality chocolate can pay for smallholder rural families.
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Bioversity scientist, Pablo Eyzaguirre, talks about the implications of this important initiative adopted at the COP 10 Meeting in Nagoya, Japan.
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This guide informs practitioners and decision-makers about the value of forest genetic resources in the sustainable management of forests and trees.
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A spatial analysis manual based on (free) GIS applications with a focus on diversity and ecological analyses.
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Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas.
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The ownership of forest genetic resources and improved information sharing within Europe are both high on the agenda in Vienna.
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Find out how Bioversity is helping farmers to adapt to climate change by watching this project video report.
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“[T]he single most authoritative source to date on issues of agrobiodiversity”, has recently been published in paperback.
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The Latin American Forest Genetic Resources Network (LAFORGEN) is based in the Bioversity International Office in Cali, Colombia.
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President Medvedev announces Pavlovsk Experiment Station land transfer "to be scrutinised".
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A training course for genebank curators and genetic resource professionals to study good practices for effective ex situ conservation and genetic diversity held in genebanks.
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This interactive self-learning module on seed handling in genebanks is drawn from the Handbook for Genebanks No. 8: Manual of Seed Handling in Genebanks
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Bioversity’s work in the European region is carried out through well-established regional programmes, ECPGR (European Cooperative Programme for Genetic Resources) and EUFORGEN (European Forest Genetic Resources Programme).
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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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