Protected areas and the challenge of conserving crop wild relatives

Crop wild relatives are a critical resource for sustaining future food security. It is widely recognized that many of the world�s protected areas contain CWR diversity. Despite this, it has not yet proved possible to undertake significant actions to conserve the CWR they contain. Many challenges and...

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Main Authors: Hunter, D., Maxted, Nigel, Heywood, V., Kell, S., Borelli, Teresa
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34625
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author Hunter, D.
Maxted, Nigel
Heywood, V.
Kell, S.
Borelli, Teresa
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description Crop wild relatives are a critical resource for sustaining future food security. It is widely recognized that many of the world�s protected areas contain CWR diversity. Despite this, it has not yet proved possible to undertake significant actions to conserve the CWR they contain. Many challenges and obstacles need to be addressed in order to improve this situation. Recent initiatives have started to address these challenges and uncovered some key lessons. still, the need for action is urgent and the paper concludes by drawing attention to the need for a global approach to conserving priority and threatened CWR in the wild.
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spelling CGSpace346252023-06-13T06:03:44Z Protected areas and the challenge of conserving crop wild relatives Hunter, D. Maxted, Nigel Heywood, V. Kell, S. Borelli, Teresa Crop wild relatives are a critical resource for sustaining future food security. It is widely recognized that many of the world�s protected areas contain CWR diversity. Despite this, it has not yet proved possible to undertake significant actions to conserve the CWR they contain. Many challenges and obstacles need to be addressed in order to improve this situation. Recent initiatives have started to address these challenges and uncovered some key lessons. still, the need for action is urgent and the paper concludes by drawing attention to the need for a global approach to conserving priority and threatened CWR in the wild. 2012 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34625 en Limited Access Hunter, D.; Maxted, N.; Heywood, V.; Kell, S.; Borelli, T. (2012). Protected areas and the challenge of conserving crop wild relatives. PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation 18(1): p. 87-98 ISSN:0960-233X
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