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Una clasificación de proyectos de restauración del paisaje forestal en América Latina y el Caribe
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107245
Publication year
2019
Authors
Coppus, Ruben
Romijn, E.
Méndez Toribio, M.
Murcia, C.
Thomas, E.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Herold, M.
Verchot, Louis V.
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Coppus, R.;…
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Exploring opportunities around climate-smart breeding for future food and nutrition security
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102084
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There is a 95% chance that warming will exceed 2°C by the end of the century (Raftery et al. 2017). Global crop productivity is projected to fall by 5-10 % per degree of warming (Challinor et al. 2014), with even greater losses likely for some crops in some areas. The challenge of meeting future food demand is increasing, and climate change is already diminishing our ability to adapt through crop…
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Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105122
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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 strong incentives to abandon this diversity. There has been however very little systematic assessment of the extent to which these…
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The Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit (ADD-IT) - Progress report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97677
Abstract
This factsheet is a brief progress report on the Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit, which will improve nutrition intervention programmes by facilitating reliable data collection, management, and more informed decision-making. The distinct feature of the tool is that it promotes sustainable use of locally available agrobiodiversity to improve nutrition, health and livelihoods…
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Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78666
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A promising start has been made: the two new community seedbanks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit and complementary technical support provided by the government will allow farmers to improve seed conservation technologies, increase access to crop diversity, apply crop improvement practices and explore seed production and marketing opportunities. The Gumbu community seedbank in particular…
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At the intersection of gender and generation: Engaging with 'youth' in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105516
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to identify the critical issues concerning young people in rural areas that hold significance for FTA’s ability to achieve impact at this time of rapid rural transformation; the key questions concerning youth that matter for FTA; and the approaches by which FTA should engage with these issues and questions as a Program.…
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A change of mindset: policies that involve communities in the management of forests improve conservation of fruit diversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105179
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This flyer gives good insight into the value of agricultural biodiversity, how it is maintained and used successfully in the field, and how it contributes to the livelihoods and well-being of many rural households. The UNEP/GEF-funded project identified these policy changes and the efforts and active role of the Village Forest Committees as a ‘good practice of…
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Bugtok disease of banana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105393
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Fact sheet on Bugtok disease of banana: bacterial identification, symptoms, pathogenesis, control.
Publication year
1995
Authors
Soguilon, C.E.
Magnaye, L.V.
Natural, M.P.
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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International Network…
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Technical note 2: Competitive tenders for the conservation of local plant and animal genetic resources
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104674
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Technical note 2: Competitive tenders for the conservation of local plant and animal genetic resources. n. 4 p.…
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Appe mango: pickling the cultural and biological diversity of Uttara Kannada district in the Western Ghats
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105177
Abstract
Uttara Kannada, one of the forest-rich districts of Karnataka, is well known for its biological diversity, rich cultural heritage and high level of awareness among its people on issues related to conservation. This flyer tells the story of Appe Mango and tackles questions such as, ‘What makes the people of Uttara Kannada tick for the conservation of biodiversity?’ and ‘How do they…
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Technical note 3: Identifying in situ conservation goals: a safe minimum standards approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104673
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Technical note 3: Identifying in situ conservation goals: a safe minimum standards approach. n. 4 p.
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Las concesiones forestales en Petén, Guatemala: Un análisis sistemático del desempeño socioeconómico de las empresas comunitarias en la Reserva de la Biósfera Maya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99381
Publication year
2018
Authors
Stoian, D.
Rodas, A.
Butler, M.
Monterroso, I.
Hodgdon, B.
Full Citation
Stoian, D.; Rodas, A.; Butler, M.; Monterroso, I.; Hodgdon, B. (2018) Las…
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Scaling readiness: Accelerating the scaling of RTB interventions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89446
Abstract
This is the first of the series of newsletters that will capture our efforts to develop an approach that will accelerate the scaling of innovations in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). The newsletters will capture the major concepts of scaling readiness, activities, and information about the RTB cases in which we are developing and testing the approach. The scaling readiness project is an Earmarked…
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IPGRI thematic report 2000-2001
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105242
Abstract
IPGRI's programme is complex, with many related activities going on in different parts of the world, in different projects, and on different crops. This report brings together some of these activities under selected 'themes'. Our aim is to give the reader a clearer picture of how aspects of IPGRI's diverse programme link and build more generalized understanding of issues in the conservation and use of plant genetic resources. The six…
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Factsheet 1: Why are incentives for agrobiodiversity conservation and use necessary?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104684
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Factsheet 1: Why are incentives for agrobiodiversity conservation and use necessary?. n. 4 p.
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