One of the main challenges that farmers have in the context of climate change is its unpredictability. Farmers can no longer rely on the timing of seasons and the availability of rainfall to see them through the year. Using agricultural biodiversity in the fight against climate change is about re...
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[What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?]
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What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?
Since the adoption of the Programme of Work on Agricultural Biodiversity in 2000 (Decision V/5, annex 5), there has been a substantial expansion of work on the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity throughout the world. This pamphlet describes the results of a range of collaborative i...
Bioversity International
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[Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners]
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Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners
Los parientes silvestres de los cultivos (PSC) se pueden definir como plantas silvestres más o menos relacionadas con un cultivo. Los PSC representan un recurso genético vital para el fitomejoramiento de variedades nuevas mejoradas, que se necesitan para mantener y aumentar la productividad de nu...
Hunter, D.
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Heywood, V.
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Bioversity International
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[Parientes silvestres de los cultivos: Manual para la conservación in situ]
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Parientes silvestres de los cultivos: Manual para la conservación in situ
Bioversity International is a research-for-development organization seeking solutions to global issues through the use and conservation of agricultural and forest biodiversity.Bioversity International’s purpose is to investigate the use and conservation of agricultural and forest biodiversity in ...
Although it was domesticated some 3,000 years ago, quinoa is one of those foods that, until recently, was practically unknown outside of the high Andes. Today, anyone who keeps up with the latest trends in healthy eating knows about the nutritious properties of this superfood. It provided sustena...
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[Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)]
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Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)
Depuis les temps anciens, les paysans ont mis au point des semences et des méthodes leurpermettant de nourrir le monde. Ces développements ont vu le jour parce que les paysans ontopéré et réagi de façon sélective à l’interface des cultures et de leur environnement. Lesvariations des performances ...
Bioversity International
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[Manuel de formation des formateurs sur les champs de diversité]
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Manuel de formation des formateurs sur les champs de diversité
Geneflow is Bioversity International’s flagship public awareness publication, now in its 20th year of production. The publication describes actions by local, national regional and international programmes to improve livelihoods and to conserve and use agricultural biodiversity around the world. G...
These technical guidelines are intended to assist those who cherish the valuable European beech genepool and its inheritance, through conserving valuable seed sources or use in practical forestry. The focus is on conserving the genetic diversity of the species at the European scale.
إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and benefit from biodiversity in agricultural production systems. The volume includes the most recent research and developments in the maintenance of local ...
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Padoch, C.
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Cooper, H.D.
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Bioversity International
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[Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Arabic version]: إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية]
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Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Arabic version]: إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية
Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the most important challenges faced globally by ecosystems and societies alike. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change could increase average temperatures by 2-4°C in Europe over the next 50 years and c...
Koskela, J.
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Buck, A.
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Teissier du Cros, E.
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Bioversity International
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European Forest Genetic Resources Programme
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[Climate change and forest genetic diversity: Implications for sustainable forest management in Europe]
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Climate change and forest genetic diversity: Implications for sustainable forest management in Europe