Improving conservation strategies and technologies
Recognition of the need to improve the strategies and technologies used to conserve plant genetic resources has grown significantly in recent years, as countries attempt to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Plan of Action. IPGRI supports the development of new knowledge in conservation as well as the application of methods suitable for resource-poor environments. IPGRI's research on conservation focuses on topics such as:
Understanding the extent and
distribution of genetic diversity
Supporting collecting of genetic
resources
Improving ex situ and in situ
conservation and developing integrated approaches
During the last five years, Americas
Group staff has been conducting research activities,
in collaboration
with national partners, on:
Conserving and using genetic resources of tropical American fruits
Managing
genetic resources with geographic information systems (GIS)
Testing methods and developing guidelines for complementary conservation
Improving germplasm health
Studying
the use of genetic resources conserved ex situ
Understanding and using genetic resources conserved
in situ
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