UNEP-GEF Project In situ conservation of crop wild relatives through enhanced information management...

UNEP-GEF Project

In situ conservation of crop wild relatives

through enhanced information management

and field application

An International Collaborative Project

Key problems for CWR conservation

Dispersed information

Decision making/ priority setting procedures

Lack of coordination between actors

Crop Wild Relatives are poorly conserved at present

Goal of the ProjectSafe and effective conservation of crop

wild relatives and their increased

availability for crop improvement

Country Partners

Armenia

Bolivia

Madagascar

Sri Lanka

Uzbekistan

International Partners

BGCI

FAO

IPGRI

IUCN

UNEP-WCMC

ZADI

Objectives 

Development objective 

Improved global food security through effective conservation of crop wild relatives (CWR).

Immediate objective 

Enhanced conservation status of selected CWR in Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan.

Outputs

Output 1

An internationally accessible Information system available through the internet that allows access, processing and utilization of crop wild relatives information.

Knowledge is power

International Organizations Contributions

BGCI

FAO

IPGRI: Singer

IUCN: SSC - Species Information ServiceSSC - Species Information Service

WCMC

Outputs

Output 2

Operational national information systems that allow the efficient collection, management, analysis, and presentation of CWR information.

Bring together available data on:

Species distribution and characteristics

Ex situ conserved material

In situ conserved material

Protected areas

Socio-economic data (population growth, accessibility by roads, etc.)

Outputs

Output 3

Enhanced capacity to apply information management technologies in planning for in situ conservation of crop wild relatives.

Outputs

Output 4

Increased knowledge and public awareness of value of crop wild relatives.

Project Staff at IPGRI

Dr Toby Hodgkin, Principal Scientist

Dr Annie Lane, Project Coordinator

Ms Imke Thormann, Programme Specialist

Ms Amy Flynn, Programme Assistant

with the support of Regional Offices staff