Behind the rhetoric what is really being done to combat desertification?Behind the rhetoric what is really being done to combat desertification?
In The Independent, Nora Berrahmouni, a forestry officer for FAO and Michele Bozzano, forestry researcher at Bioversity International, point out that for the Green Wall project to succeed, "you need to plant the right [tree] species in the right place" and involve and benefit local communities and help change the belief that taking care of the environment is a luxury.
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Genes are gems for food securityGenes are gems for food security
Risk management in the face of climate change is something we can all learn from smallholder farmers. As climate change stalks global agriculture, researchers should collaborate with smallholder farmers in enhancing the diversification of crops to ensure food security, says Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International.
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2013 Call for Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship2013 Call for Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship
The focus of this year’s fellowship award is priority forest tree species' threats and conservation approaches. Applicants from sub-Saharan African countries are invited to apply before 15 July 2013.
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Executive perspective: Linking agriculture and biodiversity can help feed the planetExecutive perspective: Linking agriculture and biodiversity can help feed the planet
The leaders of Bioversity International, IUCN and IFAD, discuss the need to link agriculture and biodiversity in Reuters Sustainability. With thought leaders from around the world, Bioversity is launching a new initiative: Bridging Agriculture, Conservation, and Poverty Alleviation for a New Paradigm. Photo: CIAT
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New technical guide available for measuring local weather dataNew technical guide available for measuring local weather data
Bioversity International has just published a technical manual on how to use iButtons – a new, cheap weather sensor that helps investigate microclimates in agricultural systems.
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Linking gender and forestry researchLinking gender and forestry research
What does gender have to do with research on forest genetic resources? That was the question 22 social and biophysical scientists discussed in Kuching, Malaysia, during the inception workshop of Bioversity International’s Gender Research Fellowship Programme.
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Bioversity International Montpellier to house the sculpture of a wild banana seedBioversity International Montpellier to house the sculpture of a wild banana seed
Today, ‘A Seed of Wild Banana’ sculpture by the artist Mr Mitsuaki Tanabe will be unveiled at Bioversity International in Montpellier, France. The Mayor of Montpellier, Hélène Mandroux, will be present for a ceremony at 17:45 to honour the artist and Bioversity International.
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New commitments to combat malnutritionNew commitments to combat malnutrition
Yesterday at the event Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger through Business and Science, Rachel Kyte, Chair of the CGIAR Fund Council, announced CGIAR’s commitment to spend at least US$400 million on nutrition-relevant agricultural research for the next 3 years, while the UK and Canadian governments announced new funding to CGIAR to support this work.
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