COP13 Blog
It's time to politicize tree seed
In line with the CBD call for ‘reviewing, improving or establishing’ land tenure and spatial planning approaches in restoration, it is time to review,...
Agrobiodiversity characteristics for multiple benefits in restored agricultural systems
In the latest blog for the COP13 blog series, Natalia Estrada-Carmona and colleagues describe the behind-the-scenes work on a new tool that will...
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...
Restoring productivity and biodiversity in tropical forests by mimicking natural disasters
Laura Snook, Coordinator of Management and Conservation of Forest and Tree Resources, CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry,...
A measure of diversity from production to diets: The value of an Agrobiodiversity Index
Bioversity International's Director General, Ann Tutwiler, guest-blogs for the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) from the...
Mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition in Brazil
Daniela Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, National Project Coordinator, Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition, explains why Brazil is putting diverse native...
Restoring lands and livelihoods in Burkina Faso: The business of one association
Mr Alain Traoré, Director of tiipaalga, shares insights from his long-term efforts in fostering farmer-led restoration initiatives in Burkina Faso as...
Bioversity International supports CBD's call for mainstreaming biodiversity for well-being
Bioversity International is gearing up to participate in the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13) in...
Seeds of change: training restoration practitioners to solve genetic problems
Riina Jalonen, Associate Scientist at Bioversity International, shares her insights into how to get restoration practitioners interested in genetic...
Small is beautiful: Restoring degraded lands, one parcel at a time
Bioversity International partner, Mr Harouna Kaboré, farmer from Burkina Faso, talks about his experience restoring three hectares of his household’s...