Happy International Day of Biodiversity
Join us on a journey to find out more about work we are doing to promote the use and conservation of agricultural and forest biodiversity. Bioversity International celebrates smallholder farmers who are using and conserving vital biodiversity around the world.
Experts call for action to address the loss of knowledge about plants
Concerned by the alarming loss of plant species, on 1-2 May international experts met in St Louis, USA, calling for a concerted worldwide effort to address the loss of essential knowledge about plants and their uses, especially at the level of local communities.
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Maarten van Zonneveld
Maarten van Zonneveld, a Dutch national, joined Bioversity International in 2006. He is associate scientist of Bioversity working on conservation of economic plant diversity and characterization and selection of underutilized plant genetic resources.
Evert Thomas
Evert Thomas, a native of Belgium, joined the AMS office in April 2011. His main task consists of enhancing the conservation and use of forest genetic resources, among others through the use of spatial diversity analysis. Evert is also contributing to the thematic study on ecological restoration for FAO’s State of the World Forest Genetic Resources.
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