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426) Program SC - Conservation Biology and Utilisation of the Australian Flora
In 1993, the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research was launched to document the biological diversity of the Australian environment through establishing the taxonomic identity and relationships of native plants, their geographical distribution, and their ecological relationships. These studies primarily...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: South West Pacific
Publication year: N/A
427) BSF project "Varietal portfolios for better resilience of Sahel communities"
"Varietal portfolios for better resilience of Sahel communities" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Fourth Cycle). This project will improve household food security and income by increasing millet, sorghum and cowpea productivity...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
428) The International Treaty and the Global Seed Vault
This brief video highlights the importance of securing seeds and draws a direct connection between the International Treaty and the Global Seed Vault Also available in French and in Spanish...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
429) Global strategy for the conservation and use of yam genetic resources
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries. They also provide pharmacologically active compounds in traditional medicine and for the pharmaceutical industry. Yams are cultivated in about 50 tropical countries, not all of which provide their annual production...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
430) Plant Species Restoration: Effects of Different Founding Patterns on Sustaining Future Population Size and Genetic Diversity
Efforts to sustain the earth’s biodiversity will include the establishment and manipulation of isolated rescue populations, derived either via in situ fragmentation, or under ex situ circumstances. For target species, especially those with limited propagation resources, major goals of such projects...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2013