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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Coconut conservationist seeks Pacific Islands for palm preservation
National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Stephan Weise of Bioversity International and Ronald Bourdeix of CIRAD on their vision for how to preserve a thousand or more genetic varieties of coconut trees.
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.
Beyond Vavilov: new resource for collecting diversity
How should you sample and preserve the wealth of genetic resources, not only of crops and wild species, but also of symbiotic bacteria, pollen, trees and even DNA? A new online resource gives practical guidance on collecting and related topics, such as the use of geographical information systems (GIS), taxonomic identification and the legal framework.
A training module for the international course on the management and utilisation of field genebanks and in vitro collections
Good management practices for the conservation and utilization of material in field and in vitro genebanks
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.
Regenerating Andean Crop Collections
Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas.
Material de apoyo a la capacitación en conservación ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos.
El material capacita a los técnicos en recursos fitogenéticos en los aspectos fundamentales de la conservación ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos desde la etapa de colecta hasta la utilización del germoplasma.
Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course in Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
This course covers basic concepts of plant genetic resources, germplasm acquisition, conservation, characterization, documentation and germplasm bank management. Download it here.
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.
International Course on Plant Genetic Resources and Genebank Management
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.
Law and Policy of Relevance to the Management of Plant Genetic Resources
A course for professionals who manage, conserve and use plant genetic resources (PGR) for food and agriculture in developing countries, and/or have policy-making responsibilities, to navigate through the policy environment.
Seed Handling in Genebanks: Self-Learning Module
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
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.
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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