Workshop
Engaging Traditional Populations and Indigenous Peoples in Biodiversity Conservation through Amazon Bioeconomy
Introduction The Amazon is fundamental to the future of the planet because of its role for biological conservation and the global climate. The Amazon houses the highest levels of ... Read all
Policies in Ethiopia on Protection of Nature and Species
Biodiversity in Ethiopia Ethiopia is characterized by great geographic diversity and displays significant macro and micro climatic variability. 60% of Ethiopian landmass is ... Read all
The National Collection of Colombia’s Native Palms: A Testimony of Love for Planet Earth
Colombian floral diversity The nation of Colombia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes three chains of the tropical Andes and the flatlands on both sides of the mountains. It ... Read all
Technologies from Agriculture to Help “Noah” Save Plants
The agricultural context A nexus of food, water, and energy security is rapidly approaching. More than one third of Earth’s land (1.6 billion hectares) is under cultivation and ... Read all
Erica verticillata, from extinction to restoration
Forerunner The Kirstenbosch conservation programme in the 1970s and 1980s was pioneered by Curator John Winter and focussed on establishing collections of threatened species in ... Read all
Conservation-oriented restoration as a primary solution
Introduction It was recognized as early as the 1990s that land protection is by no means a guarantee of the long-term species survival (Possiel et al. 1995; Maxted et al. 1997; ... Read all
Can botanic gardens conserve all of the world’s rare and threatened plant species?
Introduction [1] Plants are essential for human and other animal life on Earth in that they capture energy from the sun and convert it into food in the form of their seeds, leaves ... Read all