Colombia
Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s favourite fruit
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana pests and diseases. With an average 90% success rate in...
A tool to guide species and seed selection for the restoration of seasonally dry tropical forest in Colombia
Making sure that native species and seed sources are site-adapted requires a certain degree of scientifically-based decision making capacity, which...
How to measure climate change vulnerability – New toolkit and two case studies
How will climate change affect rural communities differently? A new toolkit by Bioversity International and partners provides step-by-step guidance on...
Taking HeForShe to the farm
In an opinion piece for Huffington Post, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security's Director Bruce Campbell highlights...
Global environment leaders’ decision calls for attention to genetic diversity in ecosystem restoration
Bioversity International successfully encourages consideration of quality in ecosystem restoration at the CBD COP12 held in Korea earlier this month.
Bioversity International researcher promotes forest restoration in Nature
'Gold rush: Forest devastated by mining is reborn', a note from Evert Thomas, a Bioversity International Associate Scientist, was published this week...
A farmer's dilemma: To sell or to eat?
A Thomson Reuters report by CIAT highlights work in Macaregua, Colombia by Bioversity International with CGIAR partners to identify sources of...
Farmer strategies to adapt to climate change in Colombia
How will rural communities adapt to climate change? Bioversity International and partners are working with communities in Colombia to assess their...
Estrategias de los agricultores para adaptarse al cambio climático en Colombia
¿Cómo se adaptan las comunidades rurales al cambio climático? Bioversity International y sus socios están trabajando con las comunidades en Colombia...
How studying peach palm in tropical Latin America can help us understand the potential of diversity.
A new open access research paper looks at peach palm in tropical Latin America and its implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource...