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 2013-06-19T21:40:43+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/the_invisible_extinction_of_forest_genetic_resources_can_trees_survive.html “Trees are highly diverse genetically,” said Laura Snook of Bioversity International during her keynote presentation at CIFOR’s Sustainable forest management in Central Africa conference in Yaoundé last week. “They contain not only the traits to... 2013-05-30T13:53:28+02:00 The invisible extinction of forest genetic resources: Can trees survive? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/forest_genetic_resources_programme.html Bioversity International s Forest Genetic Resources Programme undertakes research on the diversity of tree species, and on how it can be used and conserved more effectively. 2012-12-19T13:14:41+01:00 Forest Genetic Resources Programme http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/developing_multi_resource_forest_management_plans_for_the_congo_basin_forests.html In partnership with CIFOR, Bioversity International s Forest Genetic Resources Programme is leading a project in the Congo Basin to develop sustainable forest management plans to benefit rural communities and the logging concessionaires while... 2012-11-15T12:30:29+01:00 Developing multi-resource forest management plans for the Congo Basin forests http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/why_understanding_forest_genetic_resources_is_vital_for_future_options.html Laura Snook Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about the need to harness the huge genetic diversity of different tree species to face challenges such as climate change and find sustainable ways to use and... 2012-05-18T10:22:56+02:00 Why understanding forest genetic resources is vital for future options http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/laura_snook.html Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use - Coordinator of Component 2, Management and Conservation of Forest and Tree Resources, CGIAR Research Programme 6, on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. 2012-05-17T08:56:17+02:00 Laura Snook