Community management of common pool land resources and conservation of biodiversity at landscape scales

Completed

Start/End dateJuly 01, 2017 — December 31, 2021

Research ThemeEnhancing Sustainable Agriculture

Cluster

5.1 Evidence, tools and expertise for decision support for sustainable agricultural landscapes

Regions

Global

Countries

China, Cuba

This activity consists of Bioversity's research through 3 projects:

International Treaty: Strengthening community resilience in two Reserves of the Biosphere of Cuba through the efficient use of genetic resources of corn and beans. This project is due to start in 2020 pending signature of the Terms of Reference from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investments of Cuba.
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation: Improving Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in the East of Cuba. This project is due to start in 2020 pending signature of the Terms of Reference from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investments of Cuba
National Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Ecological mechanisms of species diversity in maintaining the stability of yields and soil fertility in rice-farming systems

Contact Person

Bergamini, Nadia <n.bergamini@cgiar.org>

Donors

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Partners

Bioversity (Alliance) - Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT - Headquarter (Bioversity International), CISP - Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli / International Committee for the Development of Peoples , INIFAT - Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical, ITPGRFA - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (governing body), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy), WBA - World Biodiversity Association, Zhejiang University