Download or read book Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps written by Ruth Uhl and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps e d f i sl written by Monitoring Institute and published by Haupt Verlag. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundert Nutztierrassen in den Alpenländern sind akut gefährdet – so lautete das wichtigste Ergebnis einer Studie über die «Landwirtschaftlichen Genressourcen» des Alpenbogens aus den Jahren 1992/93. Alarmierend an diesen Befunden war vor allem die Tatsache, dass in vierzig Prozent der Fälle keinerlei Erhaltungsinitiativen ergriffen worden waren. Nun liegt eine Aktualisierung der Studie für die Jahre 2000/2001 vor, in die neu auch die Situation der Kulturpflanzen mit einbezogen wurde. In den verschiedenen Alpenländern, von Frankreich bis Slowenien, haben sich seit der ersten Studie nicht nur die Zahlen der Restpopulationen geändert, sondern auch die rechtlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen. In der Publikation der Bristol-Stiftung ist nun der Synthesebericht der umfangreichen Studie in fünf Sprachen abgedruckt: Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Italienisch und Slowenisch. A hundred livestock breeds in the Alpine countries are acutely endangered. This was the most important finding of a study on "agricultural genetic resources" in the Alps in 1992/93. Especially alarming was the fact that, in 40% of cases, there appeared to have been no attempts to conserve the endangered breeds. This study has now been updated for 2000/2001, with cultivated plants also included. Since the first study not only have the sizes of the remnant populations changed, but so too have the legal and political conditions in these Alpine countries, ranging from France to Slovenia. This Bristol Foundation publication contains a summary report of the detailed study in five languages: English, German, French, Italian and Slovenian.
Download or read book Agricultural genetic resources in the Alps written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of the World s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by Barbara Rischkowsky and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable management of the world's livestock genetic diversity is of vital importance to agriculture, food production, rural development and the environment. "The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture" is the first global assessment of these resources. Drawing on 169 Country Reports, contributions from a number of international organizations and 12 specially commissioned thematic studies, it presents an analysis of the state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector - origins and development, uses and values, distribution and exchange, risk status and threats - and of capacity to manage these resources - institutions, policies and legal frameworks, structured breeding activities and conservation programmes. Needs and challenges are assessed in the context of the forces driving change in livestock production systems. Tools and methods to enhance the use and development of animal genetic resources are explored in sections on the state of the art in characterization, genetic improvement, economic evaluation and conservation. The main findings of the report are summarized in "The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - in brief," of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish versions can be found on the attached CD-ROM and are also available separately in printed form. As well providing a technical reference document, the country-based preparation of "The State of the World" has led to a process of policy development and a "Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources," which once adopted, will provide an agenda for action by the international community. Published also in French.
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security written by Christine Frison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is a pivotal piece of recent legislation, providing a route map for the use of such resources for sustainable agriculture and food security. This book explains clearly the different interests and views at stake between all players in the global food chain. Published with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Bioversity International.
Download or read book Access to Plant Genetic Resources and the Equitable Sharing of Benefits written by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th session of the FAO Commission on Plant Genetic Resources requested that IPGRI study the feasibility of possible systems for the exchange of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA)1 and the equitable sharing of benefits. The following report is the result of that study. It seeks to provide the Commission with a set of options and their implications and thus to inform international negotiationsconncerning the revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Tesources. As part of the study process a wide series of consultations was held with major stakeholder groups. A fundamental justification for conserving and characterizing PGRFA is their potential for use in the development of improved crop varieties. These improved varieties are necessary to meet the food needs of a growing population and the demands of changing agro-ecological and social conditions.
Download or read book The Second Report on the State of the World s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2010 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the current status of the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture throughout the world. It is based on country reports, information gathering processes, regional syntheses, thematic background studies and published scientific literature. It describes the most significant changes that have taken place since the first State of the World report was published in 1998 and describes major continuing gaps and needs. The structure follows that of the first state of the world report with an additional chapter on the contribution of plant genetic resources to food security and sustainable agricultural development.
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources and Climate Change written by Suresh Dhumal and published by Scitus Academics LLC. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is much less scepticism today about greenhouse gas-induced climate change and what its consequences might be, even though the full impacts of climate change cannot yet be predicted with certainty. On the other hand, the nature of weather variability particularly in the northern hemisphere in recent years has left some again questioning whether our climate really is warming. But the evidence is there for all to see, even as the sceptics refuse to accept the empirical data of increases in atmospheric CO2, for example, or the unprecedented summer melting of sea ice in the Arctic and the retreat of glaciers in the Alps.
Download or read book Conservation of Genetic Resources written by Detlef Virchow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-03-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade the importance of natural resources for sustainable agricultural development has been increasingly discussed at international forums and conferences. Aside from the sustainable management of soil, water, and air, it now seems to be accepted that the sustainable management of genetic resources is one of the four indispensable preconditions for a sustainable agriculture. The discussion on conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), however, has to reflect the costs of conservation as well. These have not yet been discussed intensively. The study analyzes the conservation costs of plant genetic resources; it also assesses the effectiveness of conservation and the efficiency of the different conservation instruments. It is based on extensive surveys in relevant countries. Following the detailed cost and impact analysis, the results show that the effectiveness of conservation strategies may be increased.
Download or read book Draft Second Report on the World s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genes from the Wild written by Robert Prescott-Allen and published by Earthscan Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genes from the Wild describes the growing contribution of wild genetic resources to the production of food and raw materials, describes their characteristics, explains the benefits and problems of using them and outlines the ways in which they are threatened and the measures being taken to conserve them.
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alpine Biodiversity in Europe written by Laszlo Nagy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, spawned a multitude of pro grammes aimed at assessing, managing and conserving the earth's biological diversity. One important issue addressed at the conference was the mountain environment. A specific feature of high mountains is the so-called alpine zone, i. e. the treeless regions at the uppermost reaches. Though covering only a very small proportion of the land surface, the alpine zone contains a rela tively large number of plants, animals, fungi and microbes which are specifi cally adapted to cold environments. This zone contributes fundamentally to the planet's biodiversity and provides many resources for mountain dwelling as well as lowland people. However, rapid and largely man-made changes are affecting mountain ecosystems, such as soil erosion, losses of habitat and genetic diversity, and climate change, all of which have to be addressed. As stated in the European Community Biodiversity Strategy, "the global scale of biodiversity reduction or losses and the interdependence of different species and ecosystems across national borders demands concerted international action". Managing biodiversity in a rational and sustainable way needs basic knowledge on its qualitative and quantitative aspects at local, regional and global scales. This is particularly true for mountains, which are distributed throughout the world and are indeed hot spots of biodiversity in absolute terms as well as relative to the surrounding lowlands.
Download or read book PLANT Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture written by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Gardens and in Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems written by Jessica W. Watson and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
