http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Bioversity International - Research to improve the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition, livelihoods and enhance sustainability for smallholder farmers en Bioversity International 2013-05-18T20:44:30+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/symposium_on_indicators_of_resilience_in_socio_ecological_production_landscapes.html As part of the International Satoyama Initiative and the UN University Institute of Advanced Studies, Bioversity International recently met with partners to further discuss the use of resilience indicators in socio-ecological production landscapes. 2013-05-02T11:18:08+02:00 Symposium on Indicators of Resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_symposium_on_agrobiodiversity_for_sustainable_development.html Bioversity International and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences are organizing the International Symposium on Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Development. Focusing on the role of agricultural biodiversity in agroecological... 2013-04-12T14:36:00+02:00 International Symposium on Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Development http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/password_to_a_more_secure_agriculture.html Leading up to the Resilience 2014 conference, a workshop on Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems will be held by Bioversity International and CIRAD, the French agricultural research for development centre. In this blog post Fabrice DeClerck... 2013-03-05T10:06:55+01:00 Password to a more secure agriculture http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/reporting_from_ipbes.html Isabel Lopez-Noriega, a Legal Specialist at Bioversity International, reflects on the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), that took place last week in Bonn. 2013-01-28T14:38:15+01:00 Reporting from Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/how_much_is_that_ecosystem_in_the_window.html A recently published article Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art examines more than 1000 related research papers. Read a review of the article by Jeremy Cherfas, Bioversity International, which was posted on the... 2013-01-24T10:52:56+01:00 How much is that ecosystem in the window? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/conservation_and_availability.html Bioversity International s Conservation and Availability Programme undertakes research and supports capacity building related to conserving agricultural biodiversity and ensuring its availability for use in research, breeding and on farm. 2012-12-19T09:57:27+01:00 Conservation and Availability http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/supporting_the_conservation_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html Video inspired by Bioversity International scientists’ ‘heuristic framework’, highlights constraints and solutions to help farmers and researchers conserve and use crop biodiversity. Less than two weeks left to download the paper for free on Taylor ... 2012-12-18T15:40:21+01:00 Supporting the conservation use of crop biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/devra_i_jarvis.html Devra I. Jarvis, an American national, joined Bioversity International in 1996. Today, 15 years later, Devra is the principal scientist of the Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services group. Her work here has made her an outstanding scientific leader... 2012-12-10T14:10:18+01:00 Devra I. Jarvis http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_model_to_make_more_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html A collation of experimental evidence offers answers to: How can farmers make better use of crop diversity? Devra Jarvis and colleagues at Bioversity International have created an heuristic framework to help farmers and researchers conserve and use... 2012-12-10T13:37:28+01:00 A model to make more use of crop biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/what_constitutes_ecosystem_services_and_resilience.html Ecosystem services and resilience is a cross cutting theme within the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems, in which Bioversity International is a partner. Last month, at a program workshop, scientists tried to develop a shared... 2012-11-21T13:41:07+01:00 Can scientists agree on what constitutes ecosystem services and resilience? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/market_demands_for_exotic_produce_should_not_replace_local_fruit_tree_diversity.html Muhabbat Turdieva, Central Asia Project Coordinator, Bioversity International, was part of the delegation at the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in India last week. She speaks about her work on wild fruits and forest systems in Central Asia. 2012-10-22T10:04:30+02:00 Market demands for exotic produce should not replace local fruit tree diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/waking_up_the_experience_of_the_jogimara_community_seed_bank.html “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... 2012-09-18T10:06:34+02:00 Waking up: the experience of the Jogimara community seed bank http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bringing_conservation_and_agriculture_together_reflections_from_emile_frison.html "Biodiversity is a significant factor ... because it is in an excellent position to contribute to both agriculture and conservation" - Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International, reflects on one of the key messages to come out of the... 2012-09-10T10:41:24+02:00 Bringing conservation and agriculture together http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/cgiar_research_programs.html As part of its reorganisation, the Consortium of International Research Centers(CGIAR)adopted a new vision, of reducing poverty and hunger, improving human health and nutrition, and enhancing sustainable management of natural resources in the... 2012-01-25T13:54:55+01:00 CGIAR Research Programs http://www.bioversityinternational.org/home/homepage_content/supporting_the_conservation_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html Video inspired by Bioversity International scientists’ ‘heuristic framework’, highlights constraints and solutions to help farmers and researchers conserve and use crop biodiversity. 2012-12-19T15:44:57+01:00 Supporting the conservation use of crop biodiversity