27e conseil des Ministres de la COI
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VaBiome: studying vanilla biodiversity to improve crop resistance

13/03/2012 Andrew Hobson
Vanille de la collection du Centre de ressources biologiques VATEL, à la Réunion

The VaBiome project is part of a research project tender, launched in 2010 by the Net-Biome network, coordinated by Region Réunion. The network unites all European territories in tropical and subtropical zones. This tender has really enabled a research strategy to be defined and implemented for the ultra-marine preservation and enhancement of biodiversity.

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Fair community organization of the environment and resources

26/07/2011
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Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Political Science at the University of Indiana (Bloomington - USA) and founder member of the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity (Arizona State University - USA) has been invited to France for a tribute to her work. Watch the videos on line.

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International and regional news

  • 60th anniversary of the International Plant Protection Convention

    The 3rd of April, FAO marked the 60th anniversary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), a treaty established in 1952 to help prevent plant pests and diseases from spreading across international boundaries via international trade.

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  • Agri-environment Research Repository from Science for Environment Policy

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  • UN launches Decade on Biodiversity to stem loss of ecosystems

    In December, the United Nations launched the Decade on Biodiversity with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging humanity to live in harmony with nature and to preserve and properly manage its riches for the prosperity of current 

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