June 08
France:
Biodiversité
cultivée : L'Europe fait un premier pas avec la directive
sur les variétés de conservation - Les professionnels des
semences font des propositions suite au 'Grenelle'
May 08
Durchwachsene
Abschlussbewertung UN-Biodiversitätskonferenz
Pflanzenzüchtung
schafft genetische Vielfalt
Biodiversity to
curb world's food insecurity - Global conference on
biological diversity in Bonn
April 08
Food crop
diversity is key to sustainability
Conservation of
genetic diversity must for sustainable agriculture, says
India's Agriculture Minister
February 08
Les
professionnels français des semences veulent s'investir dans
la fondation pour la biodiversité
Arctic seed
vault opens doors for 100 million seeds - Ceremony marking
unprecedented effort to protect global agriculture draws world
leaders and seeds from over 100 countries
La Chambre forte
semencière arctique ouvre ses portes à 100 millions de graines
Arktischer Saatguttresor öffnet seine Türen für 100 Millionen
Samen
Il Deposito Artico di Sementi apre le porte a 100 milioni di
semi
Embrapa é
convidada a participar do maior banco genético do mundo
Svalbard not the only safe haven
for crop diversity
“Biodiversity
is vital for human survival and livelihoods,” FAO Deputy
Director-General says - James G. Butler calls for “urgent
remedial action” against hunger and rural poverty
Kokopelli,
MEDAD, conservation de la biodiversité et catalogue… Où sont
les vrais problèmes ?
Agrobiodiversiteit beter benutten voor een duurzame landbouw
January 08
African seed collection
first to arrive in Norway on route to Arctic seed vault
USDA's Agricultural
Research Service contributes seeds to Global Storage Vault in Norway
USDA/ARS contribuye semillas a la Bóveda Global de Semillas en
Noruega
Global Seed Vault in the
Arctic will keep potatoes and sweet potatoes
Thousands of crop
varieties from the four corners of the world depart for Arctic seed
vault - Seeds contributed by global network of agricultural research
centers considered “crown jewels” of crop diversity
November 07
Tunisia opens
national gene bank to promote the development of sustainable
agriculture in the country
The experts
agree on an equivalent of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) for biodiversity
We are not
hardwired to react to the crop diversity crisis
Engineers begin
critical cooling down of Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Des ingénieurs lancent le refroidissement crucial de la Dépôt
international pour les semences de Svalbard
Ingenieros comienzan enfriamiento crítico de la Bóveda Global de
Semillas de Svalbard
Gli ingegneri hanno dato inizio al cruciale raffreddamento del
deposito artico di sementi
October 07
IMoSEB, vers
une expertise mondiale pour la biodiversité?
Bioversity
International concludes successful board meeting
June 07
Pollen and
pollinators are vital for conservation
May 07
Afrique
de l’Ouest : les paysans, créateurs de biodiversité agricole
Global genebanks
need funds
Global Crop
Diversity Trust receives £10 million investment from UK's
Department for International Development
Embrapa apresenta
opções tecnológicas para novos investidores na Agrotins 2007
Genetic diversity
is key to solving future global challenges - Left
unprotected, genetic resources will be lost forever
Dinosaurs and crop
diversity: how great is the loss?
April 07
Gates Foundation
funds efforts to rescue 95 percent of the world's endangered
critical crop biodiversity - Historic effort to secure
biodiversity of 21 most important crops includes many
"orphan crops", critical to poor but often neglected by
modern plant breeding
Conservation de
la biodiversité: le Gnis se félicite de l'adoption par la
Commission européenne de la directive sur les variétés de
conservation
Member states of
the European Union back proposal to preserve plant genetic
resources
October 06
Farmers now
guaranteed access to biodiversity and sharing of benefits as
major crop gene banks are brought under international treaty
Agricultural
heritage: legacy from the past, passport for the future - FAO
forum highlights importance of family agriculture for
sustainable development
World’s most
important gene banks now under international plant genetic
resources treaty - New agreement ensures open access, benefits
sharing for all
September
06
Biodiversity:
galvanizing decision-makers into action
July 06
FAO book: The role of
biotechnology in exploring and protecting agricultural genetic
resources
June 06
Scientists to
employ Arctic ice and polar bears to protect diversity of
world's crops
Historic
agreement promotes food security
First meeting of the
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
acknowledges the crucial role of plant genetic resources
Seed Treaty essential to meet Millennium Development
Goals
Seed Treaty: much more than cash is at stake
Seed Treaty essential for food security
An overview of the Seed Treaty
Seed Treaty: A new era of trust
Seed treaty: new
hope for food security
May 06
Orphan crops
January 06
Arctic cave to safeguard
global crop diversity - The seed banks will hold samples of all of the
world's crop varieties
July 05
Cartagena Protocol
reports now available in all six official UN languages
June 05
Report of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity Serving as the Meeting of the Parties
to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
(COP-MOP/2)
Biosafety Protocol Conference ends without agreement on shipping
documentation rules for genetically modified commodities
May 05
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice of the CBD:
'Advice
on the report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on the
Genetic Use Restriction Technologies'
April 05
China opens centre of
excellence for agricultural biodiversity
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