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 2013-04-30T21:33:35+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/announcements/beyond_vavilov_new_resource_for_collecting_diversity.html How should you sample and preserve the wealth of genetic resources, not only of crops and wild species, but also of symbiotic bacteria, pollen, trees and even DNA? A new online resource gives practical guidance on collecting and related topics, such... 2012-06-25T11:39:00+02:00 Beyond Vavilov: new resource for collecting diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/philippine_government_to_adopt_new_coconut_conservation_culture.html The Philippine government will use a coconut embryo culture technique, that is directly linked to a research programme carried out by Bioversity International through the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network. The Philippines is the... 2012-01-19T09:05:20+01:00 Philippine government to adopt new coconut conservation culture http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/management_and_utilization_of_field_genebanks.html Good management practices for the conservation and utilization of material in field and in vitro genebanks 2011-10-26T13:32:38+02:00 A training module for the international course on the management and utilisation of field genebanks and in vitro collections http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/users_assess_the_impact_of_bioversitys_banana_transit_centre.html How well does Bioversity s International Transit Centre (ITC) serve its users? A recent impact assessment study aimed to find out. 2011-06-10T14:56:00+02:00 Users assess the impact of Bioversity s Banana Transit Centre http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_musa_international_transit_centre_bioversity_impact_assessment.html User feedback on the impact of Bioversity s International Transit Centre 2011-06-09T15:07:19+02:00 The Musa International Transit Centre - Bioversity Impact Assessment http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/regenerating_andean_crop_collections.html Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas. 2010-10-06T10:11:26+02:00 Regenerating Andean Crop Collections http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/material_de_apoyo_a_la_capacitacion_en_conservacion_ex_situ_de_recursos_fitogeneticos.html El material capacita a los técnicos en recursos fitogenéticos en los aspectos fundamentales de la conservación ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos desde la etapa de colecta hasta la utilización del germoplasma. 2010-08-17T15:35:13+02:00 Material de apoyo a la capacitación en conservación ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/multi_institutional_distance_learning_course_in_ex_situ_conservation_of_plant_genetic_resources.html This course covers basic concepts of plant genetic resources, germplasm acquisition, conservation, characterization, documentation and germplasm bank management. Download it here. 2010-08-05T14:53:53+02:00 Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course in Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/the_treaty_and_the_cgiar_centres.html On 16 October, 2006 - World Food Day - the eleven CGIAR Centres which hold ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) signed agreements 2010-07-23T14:20:13+02:00 The Treaty and the CGIAR Centres http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/the_treatys_multilateral_system_of_access_and_benefit_sharing.html Governments negotiating the Convention on Biological Diversity realized that the Convention was not appropriate, for example, for the existing ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held around the world 2010-07-23T14:17:41+02:00 The Treaty s multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/a_brief_history_of_the_treaty.html For thousands of years there were no international laws governing genetic resources. Farmers and plant breeders were free to exchange seeds and plant propagating material 2010-07-23T14:16:02+02:00 A brief history of the Treaty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/access_benefit_sharing.html Regulations concerning access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits associated with their use are of are of vital interest to the global community. 2010-07-23T13:59:41+02:00 Access Benefit Sharing http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty.html The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted by FAO in 2001. Bioversity played an important role in the negotiation of the Treaty. 2010-07-23T13:58:06+02:00 The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/international_course_on_plant_genetic_resources_and_genebank_management.html A training course for genebank curators and genetic resource professionals to study good practices for effective ex situ conservation and genetic diversity held in genebanks. 2010-07-22T10:59:59+02:00 International Course on Plant Genetic Resources and Genebank Management http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/seed_handling_in_genebanks_self_learning_module.html This interactive self-learning module on seed handling in genebanks is drawn from the Handbook for Genebanks No. 8: Manual of Seed Handling in Genebanks 2010-07-22T09:13:04+02:00 Seed Handling in Genebanks: Self-Learning Module http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/law_and_policy_of_relevance_to_the_management_of_plant_genetic_resources.html A course for professionals who manage, conserve and use plant genetic resources (PGR) for food and agriculture in developing countries, and/or have policy-making responsibilities, to navigate through the policy environment. 2010-07-22T08:48:03+02:00 Law and Policy of Relevance to the Management of Plant Genetic Resources http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/genebanks.html Genebanks provide safe storage to ensure that varieties and landraces of crops and their wild relatives are secure but also that they are made easily available for use by farmers, plant breeders and researchers. 2010-06-22T08:09:20+02:00 Genebanks http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law.html Bioversity s work in Policy and Law is intended to create a legislative environment that enables and supports the use of genetic resources. 2012-07-17T14:27:16+02:00 Policy Law