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 2013-05-22T10:58:54+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/experts_call_for_action_to_address_the_loss_of_knowledge_about_plants.html 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... 2013-05-20T08:52:51+02:00 Experts call for action to address the loss of knowledge about plants http://www.bioversityinternational.org/collecting_missions/introduction.html 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... 2013-02-28T08:27:16+01:00 Introduction http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/forest_genetic_resources_training_guide_not_only_for_geneticists.html Conservation and management of forest genetic resources deserves our attention. Diversity within tree species is the raw material for trait improvement and adaptation to changing environments. Bioversity International Honorary Research Fellow, David... 2013-02-15T14:40:53+01:00 Forest Genetic Resources Training Guide not only for geneticists http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_course_in_plant_conservation_biology.html If you are currently involved in seed science and conservation research, this specialist course could be for you. It covers in situ and ex situ approaches and will be delivered by expert scientists including from Bioversity International, the Royal... 2013-01-10T11:30:19+01:00 International Course in Plant Conservation Biology - March, New Delhi, India 2013 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/developing_multi_resource_forest_management_plans_for_the_congo_basin_forests.html In partnership with CIFOR, Bioversity International s Forest Genetic Resources Programme is leading a project in the Congo Basin to develop sustainable forest management plans to benefit rural communities and the logging concessionaires while... 2012-11-15T12:30:29+01:00 Developing multi-resource forest management plans for the Congo Basin forests http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/conservation_and_agriculture_equals_true_food_security.html What do you have when you combine conservation and agriculture together? A recipe for success, say the trio of experts - Emile Frison of Bioversity International, Cristián Samper of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Ken Wilson of The Christensen... 2012-11-08T11:04:31+01:00 Conservation + Agriculture = True Food Security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/cacao_yesterday_today_and_tomorrow.html 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 2012-11-06T09:48:11+01:00 Cacao: yesterday, today and tomorrow http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/kyrgyz_conservationists_save_trees_by_helping_farmers.html Today The Washington Times highlights the importance of fruit tree conservation in Kyrgyzstan and the work of Fauna amp; Flora and Bioversity International. Photo: Bioversity/F. van Oudenhoven 2012-10-29T20:19:00+01:00 Kyrgyz conservationists save trees by helping farmers http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/community_based_management_a_recipe_for_enhancing_conservation.html We caught up with Bhuwon Sthapit, based in Bioversity International’s New Delhi Office, over a cup of masala chai to chat about the status of agricultural biodiversity and his strong faith in community-based management as a solution. He was one of... 2012-10-23T10:19:49+02:00 Community-based management: a recipe for enhancing conservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_strategy_to_safeguard_the_future_of_chocolate.html The vast global chocolate industry — worth more than US$100 billion a year — rests on shaky agricultural foundations. Millions of farmers have just a few trees each, and those trees are constantly under threat from a range of pests and diseases.... 2012-10-17T15:10:25+02:00 A strategy to safeguard the future of chocolate http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bioversity_scientists_featured_in_re_launched_parks_magazine.html The first issue of the re-launched PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation is now available on the IUCN website. Bioversity International s Teresa Borelli, Danny Hunter and others co-wrote a report on Protected areas and... 2012-09-21T15:02:55+02:00 Bioversity scientists featured in re-launched PARKS Magazine http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/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... 2012-09-19T09:14:25+02:00 Waking up: the experience of the Jogimara community seed bank 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/can_cultivated_species_get_their_own_red_list.html Stefano Padulosi, a Bioversity senior scientist, (pictured here with Prof. MS Swaminathan at the IUCN World Conservation Congress this week in Korea), looks at the need to develop Red Lists for cultivated species, not just for wild biodiversity.... 2012-09-12T11:04:23+02:00 Can cultivated species get their own Red List? 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/announcements/past_present_and_future_of_species_ecosystems_and_human_livelihoods_at_iucn.html Cristián Samper, President and CEO, WCS, and Bioversity Board Member gave an opening address at the IUCN Conservation Congress highlighting the need to protect species and ecosystems in the face of a growing human footprint. Tomorrow is Nature+ Food... 2012-09-07T11:50:37+02:00 Past, present and future of species, ecosystems and human livelihoods at IUCN http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/iucn_world_conservation_congress_6_15_september_jeju_korea.html Bioversity International is participating in sessions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Highlights include HRH Prince Charles delivering an introductory video to open the session From Competition to Collaboration between Agriculture and... 2012-09-03T10:33:03+02:00 IUCN World Conservation Congress: 6-15 September, Jeju, Korea http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/carlo_fadda.html Dr. Carlo Fadda, an Italian national, joined Bioversity International in 2004 where he has managed several projects aiming at the management of agricultural biodiversity in Vietnam (where he spent almost 3 years), China, Ecuador, Morocco, Kenya,... 2012-06-07T08:56:22+02:00 Carlo Fadda http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/vincent_johnson.html Vincent joined Bioversity in April 2008 since when he has been working as the Process Manager and Science Editor for Bioversity’s Commodity Genetic Resources, Productivity and Value-Chains program in Montpellier, France. The program focuses on three... 2012-05-15T17:14:39+02:00 Vincent Johnson