Presentation delivered by Dr Bart Panis at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
Among other international endeavors, this presentation highlighted the efforts of the International Transit Centre in conserving plant genetic resources such as Musa (banana) for our consumption today and tomorrow.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
Dr. Ehsan Dulloo discusses conservation strategies to respond to the global loss of plant genetic resources at the 29th International Horticulture Congress, including ex situ conservation, in situ conservation, cryopreservation, seed banks and the importance of crop wild relatives.
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/conservation-of-crop-diversity/
Community Seed Banks ~ fao
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Presentation given by Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Anniversary Event, February 2018.
This presentation outlines the results of a feasibility study for a Global Cryo-Collection of crops that cannot be conserved by seed. These include banana, cacao, cassava, coconut, coffee, potato and yams. These crops either don’t produce conventional seeds, like bananas, or because the seeds they do produce do not always resemble their parents, like potatoes and many other roots and tubers making it impossible to reproduce them.
Cryopreservation is safe and reliable and dependable. In cryopreservation, plants are stored in in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -196 °C, a temperature so cold that it effectively stops all the living processes within the plant tissue, freezing it forever in time. Plants can then be regenerated from tiny stored samples and grown into whole plants.
This study was commissioned by Bioversity International, the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust with financial support from Australia, Germany and Switzerland.
Read it here:
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/feasibility-study-for-a-safety-back-up-cryopreservation-facility-independent-expert-report-july-2017/
Dr. Ehsan Dulloo discusses conservation strategies to respond to the global loss of plant genetic resources at the 29th International Horticulture Congress, including ex situ conservation, in situ conservation, cryopreservation, seed banks and the importance of crop wild relatives.
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/conservation-of-crop-diversity/
Community Seed Banks ~ fao
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Presentation given by Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Anniversary Event, February 2018.
This presentation outlines the results of a feasibility study for a Global Cryo-Collection of crops that cannot be conserved by seed. These include banana, cacao, cassava, coconut, coffee, potato and yams. These crops either don’t produce conventional seeds, like bananas, or because the seeds they do produce do not always resemble their parents, like potatoes and many other roots and tubers making it impossible to reproduce them.
Cryopreservation is safe and reliable and dependable. In cryopreservation, plants are stored in in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -196 °C, a temperature so cold that it effectively stops all the living processes within the plant tissue, freezing it forever in time. Plants can then be regenerated from tiny stored samples and grown into whole plants.
This study was commissioned by Bioversity International, the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust with financial support from Australia, Germany and Switzerland.
Read it here:
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/feasibility-study-for-a-safety-back-up-cryopreservation-facility-independent-expert-report-july-2017/
Plant exploration, germplasm collection, conservation and utilizationSyed Zahid Hasan
Sequentially given germplasm exploration, collection, conservation,evaluation and utilization sof Agroforestry plants.
Some information and pictures collected from google.
A gene bank is a managed collection of genetic resources. Gene banks are necessary whenever the genetic resources fundamental to farming and harvesting animals and plants are threatened. While modern genetic techniques make it possible to bank any plant or animal tissue that contains DNA, most gene banks are collections either of whole organisms, their reproductive cells or early life stages. The technologies used for aquatic gene banking are as applicable to industry (broodstock collections, prospecting for new genetic material) as they are for traditional conservation. Gene banks are a type of biorepository which preserve genetic material.
Seed conservation is an important activity and strategy of preserving, saving and conserving our plant biological resources mostly in the form of seeds both at national and international level. several organizations, agencies, institutes and many are involved in conservation of rare and endangered species realizing their importance in very existence of mankind now and also in future. There are two broad approaches namely in situ conservation and ex situ conservation. Little effort is done to brief some of the techniques to conserve biological resources here in this presentation.
Life on earth is dependent on plants, which are a crucial component of all ecosystems. Not only they are the basis of world food, but also can provide us fuel, clothes and medicine and play a major role in atmosphere and water purification and prevention of soil erosion. Plants are part of our natural heritage and it is our responsibility to preserve and protect them for future generations.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. In Europe, particularly, biodiversity is seriously threatened. Biotechnological approaches offer several conservation possibilities which have the potential to support in situ protection strategies and provide complementary conservation options.
Germplasm Conservation in situ, ex situ and on-farm and BiodiversityKK CHANDEL
The variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems
We Manage What We Measure: An Agrobiodiversity Index to Help Deliver SDGsBioversity International
Presentation delivered by M. Ann Tutwiler at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
The presentation outlined a new Agrobiodiversity Index that will enable governments, private sector and other decision-makers to assess and track agrobiodiversity in food systems. Currently there is no consistent way to do this.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
IAC 2016 gathered 850 delegates from over 40 countries across the world who presented the results and stories of progress of agrobiodiversity research they are involved in.
Re-collection to assess temporal variation in wild barley diversity in JordanBioversity International
Presentation delivered by Dr Imke Thormann at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
Imke Thormann's presentation focused on crop wild relative genetic erosion and how it can be studied.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
Plant exploration, germplasm collection, conservation and utilizationSyed Zahid Hasan
Sequentially given germplasm exploration, collection, conservation,evaluation and utilization sof Agroforestry plants.
Some information and pictures collected from google.
A gene bank is a managed collection of genetic resources. Gene banks are necessary whenever the genetic resources fundamental to farming and harvesting animals and plants are threatened. While modern genetic techniques make it possible to bank any plant or animal tissue that contains DNA, most gene banks are collections either of whole organisms, their reproductive cells or early life stages. The technologies used for aquatic gene banking are as applicable to industry (broodstock collections, prospecting for new genetic material) as they are for traditional conservation. Gene banks are a type of biorepository which preserve genetic material.
Seed conservation is an important activity and strategy of preserving, saving and conserving our plant biological resources mostly in the form of seeds both at national and international level. several organizations, agencies, institutes and many are involved in conservation of rare and endangered species realizing their importance in very existence of mankind now and also in future. There are two broad approaches namely in situ conservation and ex situ conservation. Little effort is done to brief some of the techniques to conserve biological resources here in this presentation.
Life on earth is dependent on plants, which are a crucial component of all ecosystems. Not only they are the basis of world food, but also can provide us fuel, clothes and medicine and play a major role in atmosphere and water purification and prevention of soil erosion. Plants are part of our natural heritage and it is our responsibility to preserve and protect them for future generations.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. In Europe, particularly, biodiversity is seriously threatened. Biotechnological approaches offer several conservation possibilities which have the potential to support in situ protection strategies and provide complementary conservation options.
Germplasm Conservation in situ, ex situ and on-farm and BiodiversityKK CHANDEL
The variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems
We Manage What We Measure: An Agrobiodiversity Index to Help Deliver SDGsBioversity International
Presentation delivered by M. Ann Tutwiler at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
The presentation outlined a new Agrobiodiversity Index that will enable governments, private sector and other decision-makers to assess and track agrobiodiversity in food systems. Currently there is no consistent way to do this.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
IAC 2016 gathered 850 delegates from over 40 countries across the world who presented the results and stories of progress of agrobiodiversity research they are involved in.
Re-collection to assess temporal variation in wild barley diversity in JordanBioversity International
Presentation delivered by Dr Imke Thormann at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
Imke Thormann's presentation focused on crop wild relative genetic erosion and how it can be studied.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
Presentation delivered by Dr Jacob van Etten at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016, held in Delhi, India, 6-9 November.
In his talk, Dr van Etten brought attention to the power of citizen scientists and crowdsourcing, which has particularly helped initiatives such as 'Seeds for Needs'.
Find out more about the India Agrobiodiversity Congress:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/iac2016/
In light of the 'Soils and pulses: symbiosis for life – A contribution to the Agenda 2030' event that took place at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Bioversity International's researcher Paola De Santis highlighted the importance of pulse diversity in managing pests and diseases in farmers' fields. Planting diverse pulse varieties can reduce the farm’s vulnerability to pests and diseases, and is a risk management strategy for unpredictability in rainfall and temperatures.
Learn more about Bioversity International's research on managing pests and diseases: http://bit.ly/23ZWtBW
Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action - a presentation given at the 15th meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, Rome, January 2015. Presentation given by Ana Bedmar Villanueva, Michael Halewood and Isabel López from Bioversity International.
Read a news announcement about the new guidelines for use of agrobiodiversity in climate change adaptation planning
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/news/detail/new-guidelines-for-use-of-agricultural-biodiversity-in-climate-change-adaptation-planning/
This work is carried out in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Presentation given at the session on 'Seeds of Resilience - Novel strategies for using crop diversity in climate change adaptation' at Tropentag 2016, September 21st, Vienna, by Bioversity International scientist Ronnie Vernooy.
Future impacts of climate change are expected to become more pronounced in many parts of the world, forcing farmers to change their practices and causing them to find crops and varieties better adapted to new weather dynamics. Providing farmers with better access to crop and varietal diversity can strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate change. Under supportive policy and socioeconomic conditions, such strengthened capacity could contribute to greater food availability throughout the year, the production of more nutritious and healthy crops, and income generation. This is easier said than done.
How do we design and implement a comprehensive strategy that will allow farmers to access and use plant genetic diversity more effectively in the context of climate change adaptation? This session responded to this question through an interactive introduction to the challenge of enabling farmers to use climate-adapted germplasm (led by Bioversity International), a practical example from the field to bring new diversity to farmers fields (a case study from Uganda), and a “this is how we support crop diversification for climate change adaptation” exchange among a number of experts from government (development cooperation), private sector and civil society.
Find out more:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/tropentag2016/
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/resource-box-for-resilient-seed-systems-handbook/
Mapping Ecosystem Services to Human well-being, MESH, is a decision-support tool which ‘meshes together’ already-existing models of ecosystem services to support integrative land management approaches, and - in the near future - will link these outcomes to indicators of human well-being in the context of the newly-launched Sustainable Development Goals. Take a look at this presentation and follow Natural Capital Project's Dr Justin Johnson's demo of MESH step by step and learn how to use it. Don't forget to download it first: http://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/mesh/
Without safeguarding trees, one can't safeguard the forest - Soutenir les Arb...Bioversity International
Keynote presented by Bioversity International's scientist Dr Laura Snook about the importance of forest genetic resources and how without safeguarding trees, one can't safeguard the forest.
Learn more about Bioversity International's research: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/forests/
Bioversity International policy scientist Ronnie Vernooy gave this presentation at the the Global Consultation on Farmers’ Rights, Indonesia, 27-30 September 2016, organized by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty).
The importance of farmers’ rights is recognized in Article 9 of the Plant Treaty.
In this presentation Vernooy shows how a community-based approach to the management of agricultural biodiversity, including supporting community seedbanks, can empower and benefit smallholder farmers and farming communities economically, environmentally and socially. This approach makes implementing farmers’ rights at national level both practical and effective contributing to food and seed security, sustainable livelihoods and resilience.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/conservation-of-crop-diversity/community-seedbanks/
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/policies-for-plant-diversity-management/the-plant-treaty/
Presentation given by Pierre du Plassis, SADC Secretariat, at the Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol Workshop, Addis Ababa, November 16th.
Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International presentation on NOT finding the world's next superfood. This presentation was delivered at Kew Gardens on May 12th 2016 at the State of the World's Plants Symposium.
Abstract: In the last few years, superfoods such as quinoa, amaranth and goji berries have been celebrated in the international media in recognition of their rich nutrient content.
But it is not just Western consumers that can benefit from rediscovering these forgotten foods.
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, will explain how many nutritious traditional foods, which have largely fallen off menus and research-for-development agendas in favour of a handful of staple grains, are starting to make a comeback on the plates of the world’s poorest and most malnourished populations.
Bioversity International carries out research on a diverse range of underutilized crops, and advocates for their wider use in healthy diets from sustainable food systems. This overview will include examples of how research-for-development efforts on quinoa in the High Andes and minor millets in India have helped bring diverse varieties back to the farm, the market and the plate. She will highlight how these crops are often not just nutrient-rich but also have a high potential to contribute to livelihoods. They are often also highly resilient to today’s production challenges, such as climate change.
In conclusion, M. Ann Tutwiler will outline the urgent need to identify, promote and protect these useful plants which all have the potential to be placed into a diverse basket of Super Foods when it comes to delivering food and nutrition security.
B4FA 2012 Nigeria: Cryopreservation of Groundnut Germplasm in Nigeria - Maimu...b4fa
Presentation by Maimuna Abdulmalik, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Delivered at the B4FA Media Dialogue Workshop, Ibadan, Nigeria - September 2012
www.b4fa.org
Gene Banks are a type of bio-repository which preserve genetic material.
A collection of seed plants, tissue cultures etc. from potentially useful species , especially species containing genes of significance to the breeding of crops.
Fish genetic material in a 'gene bank' is preserved at -196° Celsius in Liquid Nitrogen as mature seed (dry) or tissue (meristems).
Gene banks exist to conserve the genetic diversity of wild and domesticated organisms that humans depend on for food, fibre, medicine & energy.
presenation only for exsitu conservation includes topic (Components of ex-situ conservation
Plant genetic resources conservation in gene banks, national gene banks and gene repositories
Preservation of genetic materials under natural conditions, Perma-frost conservation
Guidelines for sending seeds to network of active/ working collections
Orthodox and recalcitrant seeds- differences in handling
Clonal repositories
genetic stability under long term storage condition)
Genetic material of plants which is of value as a resource for present and future generations of people is referred to as plant genetic resources.
The whole library of different alleles of a species or sum total of genes in a species is known as gene pool, also called germplasm, genetic stock and genetic resources.
The term gene pool was coined by Dobzhansky in 1951.
The term germplasm was first used by Weismann in 1883.
A genetic preservation serves as an insurance policy for breeders and owners of valuable cattle by enabling them to extend and develop a specific bloodline when additional production is needed or untimely losses or reproductive inabilities occur.
All about Cryopreservation Applications, Cryovials, Avoiding Contamination.pdfAccumax Labs
In simple terms, it is the process of storing biological material at ultra-low temperatures (usually at -196 degree celsius) in order to preserve it for a long period and stop any biological activity it may have during that time.
Until two decades ago the genetic resources were getting depleted owing to the
It was imperative therefore that many of the elite, economically important and endangered species are preserved to make them available when needed.
The conventional methods of storage failed to prevent losses caused due to various reasons.
A new methodology had to be devised for long term preservation of material.
Ann Tutwiler presents on the importance of agricultural biodiversity for improving planetary health and human health at the Inaugural Planetary Health/Geohealth Annual Meeting - April 29 2017, Harvard Medical School. #PHGH2017
Visit the conference website: https://planetaryhealthannualmeeting.org/
Find out more about agricultural biodiversity for sustainable development
www.bioversityinternational.org/sdgs
Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International presents why food diversity matters for human health and the planet's health using a case study from India detailing how millets were brought back to diets and markets.
Find out more about our work on millets
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/markets-for-diverse-species/millets/
Find out more about the Earth Optimism Summit - April 21-23 2017
https://earthoptimism.si.edu/calendar/summit/events/human-health-planets-health/
A short booklet that describes how and why Bioversity International carries out research for development in agricultural and tree biodiversity. The booklet gives information about why agricultural and tree biodiversity matters for sustainable development, our strategic initiatives, where we work and our areas of scientific expertise. Find out more on www.bioversityinternational.org
Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International gave this presentation at the Eighth Biodiversity Conference, Trondheim on 31st May 2016.
Current agricultural intensification practices are the biggest threat to sustainability and a major force behind breaching multiple planetary boundaries (Steffen et al., 2015). Agriculture contributes to between 19 and 29% of total GHG emissions (US EPA 2011, Vermeulen et al. 2012), uses of 69% of freshwater resources (AQUASTAT 2014), and 34% of the terrestrial, icefree surface of the planet accounting for 31% of wild biodiversity loss (Ramankutty et al. 2008). It is the primary driver for the substantial breach of the planetary boundary for phosphorous, and nitrogen (Carpenter and Bennett 2011, Steffen et al. 2015). The foods we produce from these systems struggle to nourish a growing global population where nearly 2 billion suffer from nutrient deficiencies, and another 2 billion suffer from obesity.
In as much as agricultural practices are important parts of the problem, they are likely to be our best bet for novel solutions addressing both human and environmental health. Increasing and improved use of agricultural biodiversity has the capacity provide both food and nutritional security, providing the ingredients of healthy, culturally sensitive, and enjoyable meals.
Mounting evidence suggests that producing food for diversified diets is often complementary with improving agriculture’s sustainability record. Agricultural biodiversity provides the core ecosystem services that underpin sustainable agricultural intensification: pollination, pest control, and sustainably stored and sourced soil nutrients. Finally, as the planet’s largest ecosystem, sustainable intensification of agricultural ecosystems has the capacity to provide multiple ecosystem services converting agriculture from a net source, to net sink of green house gases; reigning in planetary boundaries on phosphorus, nitrogen, and water; and creating a safe space for wild biodiversity .
Achieving agricultural biodiversity’s potential however, requires stronger support of the
research and development community, better articulation of biodiversity’s contribution to
multiple sustainable development goals, and improved indicators and indices that facilitate impact and progress both environmental and human well-being targets.
Find out more about Bioversity International's research on productive and resilient farms, forests and landscapes:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/initiatives/farms-forests-landscapes/
Visit the official Trondheim 8th Biodiversity Conference page:
http://www.trondheimconference.org/
Feedback on survey results, Ana Bedmar / Michael Halewood, Bioversity International. Presented at the Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and Nagoya Protocol Workshop, Addis Ababa, 17th November
Resilient seed systems and Adaptation to climate change: Some Results from Participatory Climate & Crops Suitability modeling in 8 African Countries. Presentation by Gloria Otieno, Bioversity International given at the 'Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol' workshop, Assia Ababa, November 16th 2015
Overview of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agri...Bioversity International
Presentation given by Kent Nnandozie, Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources given at the 'Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol' workshop, Addis Ababa, November 16th 2015
Funding opportunities for the implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nago...Bioversity International
Funding opportunities for the implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol, in the context of broader national policies, Presentation by Jaime Cavelier, Secretariat of the GEF at the 'Mutual Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty' workshop, Addis Ababa, Nov 17th
Presentation given by Bioversity International's Carlo Fadda at the Mutual Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty Workshop, Addis Ababa, 16-20 November 2015
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable...Bioversity International
Presentation by Kathryn Garforth, Secretariat of the CBD, at the Mutual Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty workshop, Addis Ababa, November 16th 2015.
Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS and the ITPGRFA: An AU PerspectiveBioversity International
Mahlet Teshome, African Union's presentation delivered at the Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and Nagoya Protocol Workshop, November 16th, 2015, Addis Ababa
The Nagoya Protocol, Poverty Alleviation and Climate Change: Conceptual LinkagesBioversity International
Presentation given by Andreas Drews and Lena Fey, ABS Capacity Development Initiative at the Mutual Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty Workshop, November 16th 2015, Addis Ababa
Implementing the multilateral system for development:Highlighting links to t...Bioversity International
Michael Halewood presents at the 'Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals' workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov 16-20, 2015
Find out more about mutual implementation and why it matters
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/policies-for-plant-diversity-management/mutual-implementation-of-nagoya-protocol-and-plant-treaty/
At the 8th annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, Bioversity International's Natalia Estrada-Carmona discussed the trade-offs and synergies between sustainable food production and other critical ecosystem services for women and men in the changing and dynamic Barotse Floodplain, Zambia. Take a look at her presentation to learn a little bit about the 'Nutrition-Sensitive Landscapes' research and read this interview with Natalia bit.ly/BarotseMap about a recently published interactive map of Barotse.
Bioversity International's presentations at the 8th annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference bit.ly/BioversityAtESP8
MESHing ecosystem services – a new tool for policymakers and ecosystem servic...Bioversity International
Mapping Ecosystem Services to Human well-being – MESH – is an ecosystem service assessment and mapping toolkit developed by Bioversity International, CGIAR, and the Natural Capital Project in support of a Science for Nature and People (SNAP) project on ‘Making Ecosystems Count in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’.
Download MESH: http://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/mesh/
Presentation given by Bioversity International scientist Ehsan Dulloo at the side event 'Strengthening the in situ conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture including Crop Wild Relatives in Protected Area Networks' during the 6th Meeting of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Governing Body, Rome, Italy, 5-9 October 2015.
Bioversity International is leading an initiative on the in situ conservation and use of crop wild relatives in South Africa, Mauritius and Zambia. This three-year project is supported by the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States through its ACP-EU Co-operation Programme in Science and Technology (S&T II) Its overall objective is to enhance link between conservation and use of crop wild relatives as a means of underpinning regional food security and mitigating the predicted adverse impact of climate change.
Find out more about the project http://www.cropwildrelatives.org/sadc-cwr-project/
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
Slides from:
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Unveiling the Energy Potential of Marshmallow Deposits.pdf
Securing plant genetic resources for perpetuity through cryopreservation
1. Securing Plant Genetic Resources for Perpetuity
through Cryopreservation
Bart Panis, Ines Van den Houwe, Rony Swennen, Juhee Rhee and Nicolas Roux,
Bioversity International
6. Svalbard Global Seed Vault
• Ensuring that the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops
is preserved for future generations
• The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opend in Svalbard in 2008
• 820,000 seed samples are already catalogued, coded and
moved into the Vault:
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7. Seed storage at -20°C not applicable to all crops!
• Crops that produce “recalcitrant” seed (avocado, mango,
mangosteen, lychee, cocoa, rubber tree,…)
• Crops from which we like to preserve a specific gene
combination (fruit trees, potatoes, cassava,…)
• Sterile crops (bananas), no seed vailable
• Find other ways of storing the seed for example through
cryopreservation of seed or embryos (in case of
recalcitrant seed)
• Store vegetative tissues
11. Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation is a process
where cells or whole tissues are
preserved by cooling to low sub-
zero temperatures, such as
(typically) −196 °C (the boiling
point of liquid nitrogen).
At these low temperatures, any
biological activity, including the
biochemical reactions that would
lead to cell death, is effectively
stopped.
Practically: storage happens in big
Dewar flasks
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Almost all cryogenic strategies rely on the prevention of
intracellular ice crystal formation. The only way to prevent ice
crystal formation at ultra-low temperatures without an extreme
reduction of water content is through ‘vitrification’ (solidification of
a solution without ice-crystals).
Freezing induced injury
Vitrified Crystallized
13. Prevention of
intracellular ice crystal
formation. through
‘vitrification’
HOW?
1/ Concentration of
cellular solution
2/ Rapid cooling and
thawing rates.
Air drying
Penetrating cryoprotective substances
Osmotic dehydration
Freeze dehydration
Adaptive metabolism : (temperature, light, osmotic changes, ABA....
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What is droplet-vitrification?
COMBINATION OF
• Classical vitrification (with PVS2 or PVS3 or….)
AND
• The application of ultra fast freezing and ultra fast
warming (to avoid respectively crystallization and cold
crystallization).
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How to obtain more rapid freezing rates?
Cryotubes (about 6°C/sec )
Semen straws (about 60°C/sec)
Droplet vitrification (about 130°C/sec)
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Institute Country Crop Cryopreservation Method
Bioversity International, Leuven Belgium Banana Droplet vitrification
Crop Research Institute, Prague Czech
Republic
Potato, garlic,
hops
Droplet vitrification
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),
Cali
Colombia cassava Droplet vitrification
Encapsulation/dehydration
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),
Ibadan
Nigeria Yam, banana,
cassava
Droplet vitrification
International Potato Center (CIP), Lima Peru Potato Straw vitrification
Droplet vitrification
Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institut für
Züchtungsforschung an Obst, Dresden
Germany Strawberry/ Fruit
trees
Vitrification
Dormant bud freezing
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant
Research (IPK), Genebank Department, Gatersleben
Germany Potato, garlic, mint Droplet freezing
Droplet vitrification
National Agrobiodiversity Center (NAAS), RDA, Suwon South Korea Garlic Droplet vitrification
Tissue Culture and Cryopreservation Unit, NBPGR,
Delhi
India Banana, chives,
medicinal plants,
berries, fruit trees.
Vitrification
Droplet vitrification
Slow freezing
Dormant bud freezing
USDA-ARS, Fort Collins and Corvallis USA Citrus species,
grape, garlic, mint,
fruit trees.
Vitrification
Droplet vitrification
Slow freezing
Dormant bud freezing
20. Importance of banana, plantains, cooking
bananas
• Staple food for 400-1,000 million people
• Produced in >120 countries
• Banana and plantain (Musa spp.): Largest fruit crop in the
world with an annual production of 145 million tonnes (2013,
FAO)(Apple: 81 million tonnes)
• International banana trade: yearly turnover of ~6 billion USD.
28. Use of bananas; fruit: desert banana, snack, cooking
banana (some plantains), matoke banana
29. Conservation of Musa spp. at the ITC
3 conservation methods:
In vitro active collection
1434 accessions
Cryopreserved base
collection 950 accessions
Lyophilized leaf tissue
collection 788 accessions
Off site black box safety back-up
(IRD, Montpellier, France)
34. When is an accessions considered as
safely stored?
• 3 independent successful repetitions
• 95% certainty that at least 1 plant can be
regenerated per repetition (Dussert et al.,
2003).
Black Box (at IRD, Montpellier, France)
• 905 accessions (dry shipper).
38. Average regeneration rates per method and
per genomic group
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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AAB
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varia
Totaal
42. • National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL) (Fort Collins,
Colorado, USA): 2,100 accessions of apple (dormant buds)
• International Potato Centre (CIP) (Lima, Peru) : about 1000
potato accessions
• Tissue Culture BC Research Inc.(Vancouver, BC, Canada) :
5000 accessions representing 14 conifer species
• IPK (Gatersleben, Germany) German Collection of Micro-
organisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) (Braunschweig,
Germany) : 1500 old potato varieties, garlic, mint
• RDA (South Korea) 1000 garlic accessions
• Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, K.U.Leuven
(Heverlee, Belgium) : 950 banana accessions
• International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT, Cali,
Colombia), 540 cassava accessions
• NBPGR (National Bureau for Plant Genetic Resources), Delhi,
wide variety of species.
Largest cryopreserved collections of vegetatively
propagated crops
43. Are all problem solved?
• Chase for funds for routine application of cryopreservation of
a collection of vegetatively propagated crops (main problem
remains cost of labour; 40-100 accessions can be
cryopreserved /person/year)
•Presence of endogenous microorganisms
•Tissues survive cryopreservation but do not grow out
“normally”.
45. A global safety back up for all crops?
Svalbard Global Seed Vault - safety back
up for seed propagated crops
Future idea: the Global Cryo Vault –
Safety back up for vegetatively
propagated crops through
Cryopreservation. Where? ITC Leuven.
46. Future idea – Global Cryo Vault
a. Serve as cryopreservation black
box for other centres
b. Support the cryopreservation
work of other centers.
c. Development of an International
“knowledge centre” for plant
cryopreservation research.
47. Acknowledgements
• Commission of the European Communities, specific Cooperative Research
programme Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources,
• Global Diversity Trust
• World bank
• Gatsby foundation
• BMGF
• INIBAP/IPGRI/ Bioversity International
• DGIS (Directorate General of International Collaboration, Belgium)
• RTB CRP
• In vitro and cryopreservation: Hannelore Strosse, Karen Reyniers, Bart
Piette, Edwige André, Yves Lambeens, Zenaida Managuelod, Madelyn
Ibana, Guoyu Zhu, Hans Krohn, Kevin Longin, Ines Van den houwe, Els
Kempenaers, Pablo Caceres, Evert Bruyninckx, Miranda Van Meensel,
Hamid Moshafi, Alex Henneau,