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‘Without Nature, We Have Nothing’: Un Chief Sounds Alarm at Key Un Biodiversity Event
The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
The conference is...
6 Dec 2022
CBD COP 15
The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) will be held as an in-person meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 19 December 2022.
5 Dec 2022
14 Dec 2022 - 14 Dec 2022
Science Against Climate Change: Unlocking Wild Genes in Wheat
A newly bred “black-spiked” wheat with a hardiness likened to the strength of mountains is among new developments in agri-food science, which are humanity’s strong arm to offset the noticeably degrading effects of climate change that are crippling essential global food networks.
5 Dec 2022
Jabal: The New Wheat Scientists Say Can Withstand Extreme Heat and Drought
The variety is a cross between commercial and wild wheats – bred in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis.
A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an international...
4 Dec 2022
Cary Fowler Lecture at NMBU
Cary Fowler joins the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) for a lecture and debate on 5 December on war, climate and food.
Fowler is a former NMBU professor and Head of Research at Noragric and was instrumental in...
2 Dec 2022
5 Dec 2022 - 5 Dec 2022
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
GFFA 2023: Food Systems Transformation: A Worldwide Response to Multiple Crises
17 Nov 2022
20 Jan 2023
Reversing Tree Diversity Decline: Why We Need All the Species We’ve Got
New report shows importance of tree diversity for ecosystems and people in a changing climate.
17 Nov 2022
200th Anniversary Celebration of Gregor Mendel
Knowing what is useful - Plant research and plant breeding for food security and our society
The Gregor Mendel Foundation honors the founder of systematic plant breeding and modern biology on the occasion of his 200th birthday....
15 Nov 2022
17 Nov 2022
Crop Diversity Can Save Food from the Climate Crisis
It is sometimes said that one crisis leads to another. There is little doubt that humanity is now facing a cascade of crises closely connected with climate change.
15 Nov 2022