ECVC policy brief “How to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) at the European and national level to promote peasants’ rights”
ECVC policy brief “How to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) at the European and national level to promote peasants’ rights”
An online talk for media, experts and NGOs in the context of a hearing on opposition to a patent on maize with cold resistance.
Cultivating diversity for resilient and inclusive communities: a workshop with seed savers, migrants, farmers and gardeners organised by project DiverseSeedPath
The 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress – Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT will be held in China with the title Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet. More information to follow in Sep 2024
The 4th Online meeting of Balkan Young Scientists Net on Organic Breeding will take place on Zoom. Topic: Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) and Organic Plant Breeding
An online exchange meeting about EU organic seed and propagation material databases: ERD and OXS
Millets are resilient plants: they can grow on arid land with minimal inputs in changing climates. All resources created during IYM2023 are now available online
Swedish agrobiodiversity activist Sivert Stiernebro has been conducting an educational campaign on the significance of seed diversity for farming and the impact of EU legislation on the availability of diverse seed. Sivert is keen to take his message to a wider audience and looking for local activists to help him share it far and wide.
While an improvement on the EU Commission’s draft, the EU Parliament resolutions to be put into law still fail to support agrobiodiversity conservation. But there is still time for EU Member States to act.
The April 2024 issue of the APBREBES newsletter is published on their website. Topics: UPOV and smallholder rights, NGTS and EU regulation.