Based on existing literature, this paper outlines the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and food security. It additionally reviews tools which can be used to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem services into analytic frameworks to allow a better understanding of the trade-of...
Regmi, A.
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Rojas Lara, T.
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Kleinwechter, U.
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Conwell, A.
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Gotor, E.
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[Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into the economic analysis of agricultural systems]
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Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into the economic analysis of agricultural systems
Over the millennia, desert dwellers have selected hundreds of different date palm varieties, each with particular characteristics. Currently, a single variety, the deglet nour, is favoured by the international market and is the most predominantly cultivated date palm in Tunisia threatening the lo...
Home gardens have traditionally played an important role in the production of food, fodder, fuel, medicines, spices, flowers and building materials throughout Nepal. These small areas of land close to the homestead—often incorporated within a larger farming system—harbour high biodiversity, provi...
In the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in on-farm conservation of crop diversity. Numerous projects to support on-farm conservation have been implemented worldwide. Projects are needed because maintaining crop diversity on-farm can entail important costs to farmers, who often face...
Bellon, M.
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Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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Bioversity International
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[Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects]
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Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects
The challenge of on-farm conservation projects is to identify, design and implement interventions that make the conservation of crop diversity compatible with improved livelihoods and well-being among the farmers who conserve it. The success of any on-farm conservation project depends on a good d...
Bellon, M.
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Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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Bioversity International
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[Guidelines and best practices for on-farm conservation projects: designing and evaluating interventions]
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Guidelines and best practices for on-farm conservation projects: designing and evaluating interventions
On-farm conservation projects, as well as most projects that use research to foster development, usually involve multiple partners who play different roles, bring diverse perspectives and influence the project in multiple ways. These partnerships should not be seen in isolation or as piecemeal, b...
A study of the impact of the in-trust agreements demonstrated the importance of a clear legal environment for the genebanks. Requests for repatriation of rice germplasm from the International Rice Research Institute peaked in 1994, during the period of uncertainty. This coincided with a period of...
Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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[How uncertain policy regulations affect germplasm acquisition and distribution?]
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How uncertain policy regulations affect germplasm acquisition and distribution?
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Kozicka, M.
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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Jones, S.
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Tran, N.
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Chan, C.Y.
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Sulser, T.B.
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Gotor, E.
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Rich, Karl M.
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[Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services]
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Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services
Around 50% of Malawi’s rural communities are living in poverty, with 25% still living in ‘ultra poverty’ with high rates of malnutrition. The cultivation of vegetable crops can provide an income, while indigenous vegetables in particular can contribute significantly to vitamin and mineral intake....
The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme awards two fellowships annually to young scientists from developing countries, to enable them to carry out innovative research on the conservation and use of plant genetic resources (PGR). Since 1994, 39 scientists from 24 countries have taken part in the ...
Gotor, E.
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Cherfas, J.
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[Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme]
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Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme