Success Stories
Success Stories
Biodiversity matters to all of us. And here are some success stories from all over the world that prove it.
Rejuvenated bananas pass muster
After years in suspended animation in Belgium, hundreds of banana plants have gone back to tropical fields for a thorough health check and to ensure that they really are what they say they are. This will give help secure the livelihoods of millions of African farmers
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Peanut conservation moves into the 21st century
Scientists at Bioversity's regional office for the Americas worked with colleagues at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) to use computer programs to find out how climate change might affect the survival of wild peanut species.
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Rebuilding a community: one effort among many
The tsunami of 26th December 2004 destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. By working with one community in Sri Lanka, Bioversity and its local partners are restoring the livelihoods of more than 400 families in the coastal village of Dodanduwa.
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Award-winning research on date palm
In three North African countries-Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia-an ambitious project implemented by Bioversity is transforming the lives of oasis dwellers who depend on date palms. In 2005, the project was awarded a World Food Day medal by FAO.
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Uncorking grapevine diversity in the Caucasus
A Bioversity project on grapevine has established a collection of 230 varieties in Vashlidjvari, Georgia. In addition, 400 local varieties of grapevine have been identified, documented and multiplied.
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