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November 12, 2024


The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank - During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger (The Guardian)


October 31, 2024


Value of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) in global genomics research must be heard at COP16


October 9, 2024


European project "Pro-Wild" to protect and promote crop wild relatives launched
Lancement du projet européen Pro-Wild : protéger et promouvoir les espèces sauvages apparentées aux plantes cultivées


July 29, 2024


Possible future crop wild relatives reserves? Inventories in Denmark and Åland show areas rich in valuable genetic resources


July 1, 2024


Biodiversity: a heritage of seeds to preserve


June 27, 2024


The A.E. Watkins landrace collection of bread wheat: Who was AE Watkins?


May 21, 2024


World Biodiversity Day on 22 May - Directed boosting of crop diversity is at reach - New EU legislation on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) may make it possible for breeders to boost crop biodiversity


April 10, 2024


In this installment of its Seed Heroes series, The Crop Trust salutes the Irish scientist Erna Bennett, whose unheeded calls in the 1960s to halt the rapid decline of crop genetic diversity are echoed in today’s global drive to save plant species from extinction


March 8, 2024


Collaboration between private and public genebanks in conserving and using plant genetic resources


January 12, 2024


Nikolai Vavilov, the father of genebanks


December 15, 2023


Rinasce il Centro Strampelli a Rieti: il contributo del CREA - La collezione dei grani, patrimonio genetico che unisce passato, presente e futuro del grano italiano


November 24, 2023


Die genetische Vielfalt der Pflanzen und ihr Beitrag zur Ernährung
La diversité génétique des plantes au service de l’alimentation
La diversità genetica delle piante al servizio dell’alimentazione


November 3, 2023


The importance of wild plant species for food security in focus during workshop – Actions are needed to conserve the crop wild relatives


October 2, 2023


Im September hat erstmals der von UFA-Samen organisierte «Tag der wilden Blumen» stattgefunden - Noch ist die Bedeutung einer reichhaltigen biologischen Vielfalt laut UFA-Samen nicht im Denken der meisten Schweizer angekommen (Schweizer Bauer)


July 21, 2023


Access and rights to genetic resources and cryoconservation highlighted when NordGen attended a FAO meeting in Rome


De la biodiversité oui, mais attention aux productions de semences !


June 29, 2023


La France doit faire mieux pour conserver ses ressources génétiques végétales - Un rapport du CGAAER commandité par le ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire recommande à l’État de structurer et centraliser ces ressources en une « banque » génétique unique (La France Agricole)


June 5, 2023


Pflanzenzüchtung trägt zu Umweltschutz und Artenerhalt bei - Weltumwelttag: Saatgut Austria betont Nutzen der Pflanzenzüchtung für Nachhaltigkeit der EU-Landwirtschaft


May 22, 2023


Züchtung steigert Vielfalt auf Feld und Teller - Neue, klimafitte Sorten tragen zu Versorgungssicherheit bei und fördern Biodiversität


Conserving biodiversity at East-West Seed - The current status of biodiversity is a matter of great concern


Pflanzenzüchtung schafft Vielfalt - Pflanzenmaterial weltweit für die Züchtung verbesserter Sorten zugänglich machen


April 19, 2023


Patente auf Pflanzen schränken die dringend nötige genetische Vielfalt für die Pflanzenzüchtung ein


March 23, 2023


Genetic diversity - key to transitions in agriculture and forestry


March 1, 2023


MDR-Podcast: IPK schreibt "Weltgeschichte"


February 20, 2023


Computomics podcast 4/6: The Crop Trust: securing global plant genetic resources


January 2, 2023


La banque de semences ukrainienne risque d’être perdue (EurasiaTimes)


December 7, 2022


Crop wild relatives are important for food security – Inventories contribute to conservation of plant species in the Nordic region


Euroseeds shares its thoughts in the run-up to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)


October 18, 2022


Mit altem Saatgut moderne Probleme lösen (ORF)


August 8, 2022


Ukraine's national seed bank is still standing, but could be 'lost forever', warn scientists (Euronews)


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