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 2013-05-21T11:21:41+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_lethal_coconut_disease_threatens_papua_new_guinea_smallholders_livelihoods.html In Papua New Guinea, a lethal plant disease called Bogia syndrome is killing coconut palms, other palm species and some banana varieties. With support from Bioversity International and CGIAR, COGENT is mobilizing the fight against this disease and... 2013-05-08T09:32:35+02:00 New lethal coconut disease threatens Papua New Guinea smallholders livelihoods http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/communities_saving_maize_diversity_in_guatemala/comunidades_en_guatemala_guardan_la_diversidad_del_maiz.html La región de Huehuetenango, en las tierras altas de los Cuchumatanes al occidente de Guatemala, es un importante centro de diversificación del maíz. Mientras que los agricultores de esta región han heredado de las generaciones anteriores una gran... 2013-04-25T16:03:06+02:00 Comunidades en Guatemala guardan la diversidad del maíz http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bioversity_and_belgian_university_join_efforts_to_support_banana_research.html Bioversity International signed an agreement yesterday with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven to support the world’s collection of banana and plantain germplasm. As a result, Bioversity will host its Musa germplasm collection at the new premises of... 2013-03-01T09:52:00+01:00 Bioversity International and Belgian university join efforts to support banana research 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/collecting_missions/history.html From 1974 onwards, Bioversity International supported a series of expeditions worldwide. The objective was to systematically collect and conserve traditional varieties and landraces cultivated by farmers and their wild relatives which were being... 2013-01-25T11:23:01+01:00 The history of Bioversity International collecting missions 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/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/bringing_the_genebank_back_to_the_field_researcher_argues_for_on_farm_conservation.html The seeds and saplings from expensive, hard-to-maintain field genebanks are used to prevent the loss of tree species, and to select and breed superior fruit cultivars – but only a few of which have found their way back to farms. Hugo Lamers,... 2012-10-30T11:15:41+01:00 Bringing the genebank back to the field: researcher argues for on-farm conservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/access_to_genetic_resources_and_genebanks_where_are_we.html Thanks to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture the scene has been set for unprecedented levels of global co-operation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In practice, however,... 2012-09-26T14:53:00+02:00 Access to genetic resources and genebanks - where are we in the process? 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/setting_standards_and_best_practices_for_genebank_conservation.html The conservation of crops, crop wild relatives and trees ensures the resources needed to adapt and enhance agriculture remain available for future generations. Clonal crops such as banana, cassava and potato, which are vegetatively propagated... 2012-03-07T12:06:00+01:00 Setting standards and best practices for genebank conservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/vacancy_research_leader_genetic_resources_informatics.html Located in Bioversity s Headquarters near Rome, as a member of a global research team, the incumbent will provide scientific leadership, coordination and facilitation of ongoing and new research and global partnerships towards the development of a... 2012-03-05T10:52:57+01:00 Vacancy - Research Leader, Genetic Resources Informatics http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/embryo_culture_protocol_to_help_rural_populations.html The coconut palm is integral to the culture of many countries and supports more than 10 million sustainable livelihoods worldwide. Yet genetic erosion, climate-change and disease are placing bio-diverse coconut heritage under threat. 2012-02-08T11:29:20+01:00 A coconut embryo culture protocol for the international exchange of germplasm 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/research/conservation/genebanks/musa_international_transit_centre.html Bioversity s International Transit Centre (ITC), hosted at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, is home to the world’s largest collection of banana and plantain germplasm. 2011-06-09T14:34:41+02:00 Musa International Transit Centre http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/placing_biodiversity_in_trust_for_the_future_bioversity_impact_assessment.html The second of our impact assessment briefs describes the influence of In Trust Agreements set up by Bioversity to protect CGIAR genebanks during a period of legislative uncertainty. 2011-03-23T12:00:00+01:00 Placing biodiversity in trust for the future: Bioversity Impact Assessment http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/placing_biodiversity_in_trust_for_the_future_bioversity_impact_assessment.html The second in our series of impact assessment publications examines the influence of ‘In Trust’ agreements set up by Bioversity in 1994 in response to changes in the legislative environment. 2011-03-22T12:01:36+01:00 Placing biodiversity in trust for the future: Bioversity impact assessment http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/other_fellowships_and_scholarships.html fellowships scholarships organized by Bioversity partners 2011-02-17T11:15:12+01:00 Other fellowships and scholarships