Special report
VaBiome: studying vanilla biodiversity to improve crop resistance
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.
Special guest
Fair community organization of the environment and resources
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.
International and regional news
60th anniversary of the International Plant Protection Convention
MoreThe 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.
Agri-environment Research Repository from Science for Environment Policy
MoreUN launches Decade on Biodiversity to stem loss of ecosystems
MoreIn 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
Agenda
Rio+20
The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012.