Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research

Slow Food and FAO join forces

May 23rd, 2013 | Announcements, News

On 15 May 2013 the two organisations signed a three-year agreement to target smallholders and biodiversity

Innovation needs no boundaries: biodiversity through partnership

May 22nd, 2013 | Featured, Initiatives, News

Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey have joined forces under the umbrella of the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition project to explore how best to promote nutritionally-rich species and, by so-doing, develop and conserve them.
An initiative funded by GEF and coordinated by Bioversity International

Notice on nominations for IPBES Workshop on Indigenous and Local Knowledge

March 21st, 2013 | Announcements

Nominations to participate in a workshop to identify procedures and approaches for building synergies between indigenous & local knowledge and science.

Organized on behalf of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel by UNESCO, UNU and the Ministry of Environment of Japan, this workshop will be held from 9 to 11 June 2013 in Tokyo

Workshop on Biodiversity and Resilience of Agroecosystems

February 26th, 2013 | Events

A workshop organized by CIRAD and Bioversity International that will focus on the role of biodiversity in the management of multiple agroecosystem services in development contexts, and contribution to resilience.

The Power of Local Action: Lessons from 10 Years of the Equator Prize

November 8th, 2012 | Initiatives, Publications

The Equator Initiative releases its landmark publication.

In this book a comprehensive analysis of the commonalities, trends and lessons learned across this pool of outstanding grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Twelve key lessons with the greatest relevance for understanding and catalyzing effective ecosystem-based action at the local level. Sample case studies are provided to illustrate lessons learned.

ATREE Side event on food security and biodiversity conservation

October 17th, 2012 | Events, News

A side event on the sustainable use of biodiversity on Wednesday 17 October

The theme of this side event is focused on trying to reconcile the need for food security and the growing aspirations of people for greater economic prosperity, while at the same time conserve its rich suite of species, habitats and landscapes.

ATREE organizes its research activities in four broad program areas: Ecosystems and Society; Ecosystems Services and Human Well Being; Forests and Governance; and Land, Water and Livelihoods. Climate change and Governance are two significant themes that cut across all the programs. The panel will address the sustainable use of biodiversity for food security and poverty alleviation from an “ecosystem services” lens.

Introduction to the panel discussion: Dr. Ganesan Balachander, Director, ATREE