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New lethal coconut disease threatens Papua New Guinea smallholders' livelihoods

In Papua New Guinea, a lethal plant disease called Bogia syndrome is killing coconut palms, other palm species and some banana varieties. With support from Bioversity International and CGIAR, COGENT is mobilizing the fight against this disease and to re-locate the International Coconut Collection.

Comunidades en Guatemala guardan la diversidad del maíz

La región de Huehuetenango, en las tierras altas de los Cuchumatanes al occidente de Guatemala, es un importante centro de diversificación del maíz. Mientras que los agricultores de esta región han heredado de las generaciones anteriores una gran cantidad de variedades locales y tradicionalmente las han mantenido en sus fincas, las condiciones medioambientales y sociales cambiantes están empezando a tener un impacto negativo en la diversidad genética local y la seguridad alimentaria.

Bioversity International and Belgian university join efforts to support banana research

Bioversity International signed an agreement yesterday with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven to support the world’s collection of banana and plantain germplasm. As a result, Bioversity will host its Musa germplasm collection at the new premises of KU Leuven.

Introduction

Bioversity International is home to 3200 unique original field report documents. This collection is an invaluable history of plants that may have been lost from their fields and natural habitats, painstakingly recording information about more than 200,000 landrace and crop wild relative samples collected all over the world for almost forty years.

The history of Bioversity International collecting missions

From 1974 onwards, Bioversity International supported a series of expeditions worldwide. The objective was to systematically collect and conserve traditional varieties and landraces cultivated by farmers and their wild relatives which were being lost from fields and natural habitats.

Collecting Missions

Bioversity International is home to 3200 unique original field report documents now available in an online database.

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.

Cacao: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Climate models, DNA analysis, geographic information systems and genebanks come together to illuminate the past and safeguard the future of the tree that gives us chocolate. Photo: IITA

Bringing the genebank back to the field: researcher argues for on-farm conservation

The seeds and saplings from expensive, hard-to-maintain field genebanks are used to prevent the loss of tree species, and to select and breed superior fruit cultivars – but only a few of which have found their way back to farms. Hugo Lamers, Bioversity International researcher, asks "how is this helping farmers?" in this CIFOR Blog post. Photo: IITA

Access to genetic resources and genebanks - where are we in the process?

Thanks to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture the scene has been set for unprecedented levels of global co-operation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In practice, however, the situation is largely static. Bioversity Genetic Resources Policy Specialist Ronnie Vernooy reports.

Waking up: the experience of the Jogimara community seed bank

“For a long time we were asleep, but today we are active in the conservation of plant genetic resources,” said Hariram Khatiwada, the president of the Jogimara community seed bank, that can be found along the main road halfway between Kathmandu and Pokhara in Nepal.

Vacancy - Research Leader, Genetic Resources Informatics

Located in Bioversity's Headquarters near Rome, as a member of a global research team, the incumbent will provide scientific leadership, coordination and facilitation of ongoing and new research and global partnerships towards the development of a global genetic resources information system, including scientific standards and the development and adoption of tools to support information management by genebanks around the world.

Setting standards and best practices for genebank conservation

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Placing biodiversity in trust for the future: Bioversity Impact Assessment

The second of our impact assessment briefs describes the influence of 'In Trust Agreements' set up by Bioversity to protect CGIAR genebanks during a period of legislative uncertainty.

Placing biodiversity 'in trust' for the future: Bioversity impact assessment

The second in our series of impact assessment publications examines the influence of ‘In Trust’ agreements set up by Bioversity in 1994 in response to changes in the legislative environment.

Other fellowships and scholarships

fellowships scholarships organized by Bioversity partners

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.

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.

Regenerating Andean Crop Collections

Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas.

Last seeds of hope for Pavlovsk

Bioversity International and UNEP have jointly appealed to both the Russian Minister of Agriculture and the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment urging them to help save the genebank at Pavlovsk Experimental Station.

Russia will "scrutinize" Pavlovsk decision

President Medvedev announces Pavlovsk Experiment Station land transfer "to be scrutinised".

The role of international genebanks

Listen to a radio interview with David Williams about the role of international genebanks

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

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

Agrobiodiversity Education

Bioversity partners with tertiary education institutions and networks to facilitate and lobby for the integration of agrobiodiversity into courses and degree programmes.

Climate Change

It is predicted that by 2055 more than half of the 23 crops studied by Bioversity scientists will lose land suitable for their cultivation

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.

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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