http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on biodiversity and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/news/ Poor countries may become more open to sharing seeds now that a fund to support their crop protection efforts has been agreed.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/deadlock-broken-on-international-seed-sharing.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 25 Jun 2009 03:43:35 GMTEssential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/gm-tree-research-blocked-by-impossible-recommendat.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:07 GMTThe loss of biodiversity in South America has been analysed by experts from 12 countries, who have urged local communities to commit to conservation.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/experts-appeal-to-defend-south-american-biodiversi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityFri, 29 May 2009 04:23:42 GMTInternational bodies, governments and indigenous people must all help protect medicinal biodiversity, say Jeffrey A. McNeely and Sue Mainka.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/medicinal-biodiversity-needs-stronger-protection-e.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityWed, 29 Apr 2009 12:56:42 GMTBiodiversity negotiations will greatly impact academics, and scientists must speak up before it is too late, warn Sikina Jinnah and Stefan Jungcurt.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/could-biodiversity-negotiations-stifle-research-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityFri, 30 Jan 2009 02:30:45 GMTChina's profitable rubber industry is a boon for some rural communities, but the environmental costs could be much higher.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/chinese-rubber-rush-leads-to-ecological-credit-cru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 22 Jan 2009 03:43:15 GMTShade-grown coffee farms are rich in native tree species and are important corridors of genetic diversity linking forests, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/traditional-coffee-farms-improve-tree-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityMon, 19 Jan 2009 04:51:13 GMTTropical forests that grow back following deforestation are unexpectedly rich in plant and animal life that can help conservation efforts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/-comeback-forests-rich-in-biodiversity-say-scienti.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityMon, 19 Jan 2009 02:16:04 GMTResearchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/nepal-himalayas-lush-with-plants-of-medicinal-valu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityMon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMTCultivation of areca nut in India can help conserve biodiversity, with implications for other forms of tropical farming, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/india-s-tropical-agriculture-can-support-biodivers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityTue, 11 Nov 2008 04:04:37 GMTEcuadorian researchers disagree with an article in the new constitution that bans patenting products related to the country's biodiversity.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/ecuadorian-scientists-reject-new-patent-rule.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityWed, 01 Oct 2008 05:00:48 GMTVoluntary collaboration between governments and international organisations can be an effective way to address global scientific issues, says Michael Williams.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/voluntary-co-operation-can-work-on-global-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityMon, 15 Sep 2008 05:14:26 GMTScientists are proposing a set of guidelines to tackle developing countries' resistance to take up DNA barcoding for biodiversity mapping.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/scientists-tackle-dna-barcoding-resistance-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:24:50 GMTProtected conservation areas attract human settlement rather than drive people away, which could threaten biodiversity, finds a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/conservation-areas-attracting-human-settlement-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 10 Jul 2008 02:57:11 GMTSouth Asian nations have agreed on a three-year plan to lessen climate change impacts in the region.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/south-asian-nations-join-forces-to-tackle-climate-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityWed, 09 Jul 2008 05:30:13 GMTFollowing the UN biodiversity conference, countries have agreed a roadmap to negotiate the access and sharing of genetic resources.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/un-roadmap-paves-way-for-curbing-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityFri, 13 Jun 2008 11:10:30 GMTThousands of traditional crop species could help break dependence on a few global food crops, and offer valuable environmental services, says Monty Jones.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/food-crop-diversity-is-key-to-sustainability.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 17 Apr 2008 04:33:51 GMTChina's growing infrastructure is boosting the spread of potentially destructive animals, insects and plants, a new report warns.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/invasive-foreign-species-threaten-china-s-biodiver.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityFri, 11 Apr 2008 03:23:48 GMTTwo environmental organisations have struck an investment deal that will help conservation and research in Guyana's rainforests.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/forest-investment-deal-boosts-guyana-conservation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityTue, 08 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_biodiversityThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/