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 2013-05-20T16:54:22+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bioversity_international_announces_incoming_director_general.html Bioversity International announces the appointment of Ms M. Ann Tutwiler as incoming Director General. Tutwiler, who will join Bioversity on July 15th, is currently Special Representative of the Director-General to the UN/Geneva and World Economic... 2013-02-21T15:50:00+01:00 Bioversity International announces incoming Director General http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/director_general_speaking_at_feeding_the_world_africa.html Johannesburg, November 15-16 Bioversity International Director General, Emile Frison, will be one of the expert speakers at the Economist two-day conference Feeding the World – Africa’s role in solving the food crisis taking place in Johannesburg... 2012-11-13T13:34:56+01:00 Director General speaking at Feeding the World Africa 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/report_examines_effects_of_climate_change_on_agriculture_urges_action.html A new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security calls for the need to “recalibrate” food production in the developing world. Bioversity International’s scientific research is helping to identify not only... 2012-10-31T08:00:00+01:00 Report examines the many effects of climate change on agriculture, urges action now http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/hunger_run_2012_and_crescita_sms_campaign.html Rome, Italy. As part of celebrations for World Food Week, Hunger Run 2012 will take place on Sunday 21 October 2012 starting at 10:00 am. The event, formerly known as the Run for Food race, has been renamed to emphasize the Rome-based agencies... 2012-10-17T09:09:55+02:00 Press Release: Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/global_crop_commons_supporting_livelihoods_food_security.html Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International speaking at the International Association of the Study of the Commons conference today about the role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security. Watch it here -... 2012-09-13T12:00:41+02:00 The role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security 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/we_can_achieve_the_future_we_want.html Dr. Emile Frison reflects on the final text of the “Future We Want” document as Rio+20 comes to a close in this last post from our campaign blog. 2012-06-23T17:58:08+02:00 We can achieve the Future We Want http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/emile_frison_reflects_on_the_first_days_events_at_rio_20.html "Rio+20 is well under way and food security is in focus." Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International picks out important themes around food security and sustainability from Day One in his blog post live from Rio+20. 2012-06-19T18:27:13+02:00 Emile Frison reflects on the first day s events at Rio+20 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/for_a_sustainable_future_agricultural_biodiversity_is_part_of_solution.html Press release: ROME, June 12, 2012 – As our climate changes and our population grows, a critical research area in the quest for food and nutrition security and sustainability is agricultural and tree biodiversity, says the leader of a global... 2012-06-12T13:58:00+02:00 For a sustainable future, agricultural biodiversity is part of solution http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/emile_frison.html Dr Emile Frison has been the Director General of Bioversity International, the world’s leading research for development organization on agricultural and tree biodiversity, since August 2003. He has spent most of his career in international... 2012-06-11T16:38:24+02:00 Emile Frison http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/the_arboreal_archeology_foundation_launches_fundraising_campaign.html The race is on to raise 250,000 euro by 31 July to save a collection of rare Umbrian fruit trees. 2011-05-27T09:19:08+02:00 The Arboreal Archeology Foundation launches fundraising campaign http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/in_search_of_biohappiness.html Biohappiness is the sustainable and equitable use of resources to create jobs and incomes. That’s the vision of Professor M.S. Swaminathan, Father of the Green Revolution in Asia. He launched his new book In Search of Biohappiness at Bioversity... 2011-05-25T15:42:50+02:00 In search of biohappiness