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Newest member brings total to 149 Contracting Parties
Rome, Italy, 2 May 2022 – The Dominican Republic becomes the 149th Contracting Party of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...
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During the Geneva UN Biodiversity Meetings from 14 to 29 March 2022, David Ainsworth of the Convention on Biological Diversity talks to Secretary Kent Nnadozie of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. They...
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Dr. Kent Nnadozie talking about @UNBiodiversity #COP15 in @CBCGDF_China interview at the #Geneva meetings.
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FAO calls for the agriculture and food sectors to be recognized for their fundamental role in ensuring the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of biodiversity.
Geneva, Switzerland – Negotiations between the 196 Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are...
CITIZENS HELP SCIENTISTS EVALUATE BEANS
24 March 2022
24 March 2022
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International Treaty facilitates the global exchange of beans
Rome, Italy, 24 March 2022 – European citizens are collaborating with scientists in the evaluation and characterization of beans through the Citizen Science Experiment of the...