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The conservation of forests and the many
species they contain is a major challenge for humankind. Little time is left to save the remaining forest areas,
conferring special urgency on this aspect of IPGRI's work. IPGRI
focuses its effort on forestry on generating knowledge and
developing widely applicable methodologies. IPGRI's work on forestry is carried
out in a range of forest ecosystems throughout the world,
including the humid tropical forests of South America as well as
the Atlantic forests of South and Central America. Work is
almost always carried out in collaboration with FAO, the
International Centre for Research in Agroforesty (ICRAF),
and a number of international, regional and national
institutions.
Forestry and forest genetic resources are
important to many Latin American countries, as reflected in the
wide range of organizations and institutes involved in forestry
and forest
conservation. However, a clear picture of who is
involved and how they are linked is often lacking. IPGRI is
identifying national and international organizations involved in
the conservation or use of forest genetic resources in this
region to promote regional networking as well as
providing information on forestry issues. It
is also conducting a three-year research project on the
impact of human activities on forest genetic resources
conservation, in collaboration with ICRAF and
partners in Brazil, Argentina and Germany.
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Conserving and using forest genetic resources
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