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 2013-05-25T14:45:57+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/coconut_conservationist_seeks_pacific_islands_for_palm_preservation.html 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. 2012-11-22T14:13:15+01:00 Coconut conservationist seeks Pacific Islands for palm preservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_impact_of_cryopreservation.html Coffee is difficult to conserve using conventional methods and as a result is often conserved in field genebanks - which is costly and has a number of disadvantages. This impact study examines the viability of cryopreservation techniques as an... 2011-12-14T10:39:40+01:00 Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/upcoming_training_events/in_vitro_and_cryopreservation_techniques_for_conservation_of_plant_genetic_resources.html Bioversity International and the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), India, are pleased to offer once again this successful international training course to teach techniques for conserving genetic diversity. 2010-07-23T11:33:45+02:00 In Vitro and Cryopreservation Techniques for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources