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 2013-06-17T07:49:26+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_agreement_to_build_capacity_in_forest_genetic_resources.html Bioversity International is furthering its long tradition in capacity strengthening, through a new collaboration with an International Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO). Our involvement will include supervising... 2013-01-04T14:44:45+01:00 New agreement to build capacity in forest genetic resources 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/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/linking_agricultural_biodiversity_ecosystems_and_the_environment.html A special issue of Agriculture, Ecosystems Environment dedicated to agricultural biodiversity Africa was published in August. It features guest editors from Bioversity International and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and... 2012-09-06T13:50:19+02:00 Linking agricultural biodiversity, ecosystems and the environment in Africa