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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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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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.
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The first in our new series: 'A fork in the road - meeting farmers on the road to Rio' takes us to Nepal to meet Surya Adhikari. This series is part of our On the road to Rio campaign. His farm is a model for visitors from all over the world who come to learn how mixing together agricultural biodiversity, the laws of nature and scientific knowledge can benefit their own farming practices.
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As preparations get underway for the Rio+20 Conference in June, the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity will be a key tool in establishing the sustainable food production systems needed to achieve the future we want. Join our campaign trail stopping to meet farmers on the way in our new series: 'A fork in the road' and check out our Rio blog.
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Join our campaign trail for Rio+20 stopping to meet farmers on the way in our new series: 'A fork in the road' and check out our Rio blog.
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Bioversity International scientist Fabrice DeClerck has co-edited a new two-volume book series on the significant role of ecology and its connections to global issues.
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Slash and burn agriculture of the type practiced by smallholder farmers results in the best regeneration of valuable tropical timber trees, according to a paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters at Yale University today.
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A new 3 year initiative will support scaled-up sustainable landscape management approaches in over 60 biodiversity hotspots around the world.
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Serie de resúmenes de opciones regulatorias, hojas divulgativas, resultados del proyecto, notas técnicas y artículos publicados en revistas científicas acerca del trabajo de Bioversity sobre el esquema de Pagos por Servicios de Conservación de la Agrobiodiversidad
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At least half of the world’s food-insecure people are smallholder farmers living in poverty. Yet smallholder farms produce around one third of the world's food and play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity.
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PES schemes provide incentives to farmers and landowners to provide ecosystem services that benefit wider society.
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38 communities in Bolivia and Peru compete to conserve endangered landraces.
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Bioversity sets out on the road to Rio+20. Check out our campaign blog and our new series of farmer stories - A fork in the road.
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The application of Payment for Ecosystem Services(PES) specifically for agricultural biodiversity conservation (PACS) is a new idea and Bioversity is at its forefront.
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The 2010 International cocoa awards show that high quality production on a small scale can really pay off.
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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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90 farmers, 12 scientists, 21 pearl millet landraces and a borrowed bus celebrate agrobiodiversity in India.
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Conservationists have their Siberian Tigers, Blue Whales and Coral Reefs. But where is the charismatic agricultural biodiversity?
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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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Small-scale producers in Peru are implementing better quality control in their food handling practices after finding an unexpected ingredient in their snack products.
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Sustainable agriculture has to be cohesive at environmental, economic and socio-cultural levels. The work of Bioversity International supports all three aspects.
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