Danielian, A.

Djataev, S.

Hunter, D.

Ramelison, J.

Thormann, I.

Wijesekara, A.

Zapata Ferrufino, B.

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RationalInformation is an essential ingredient for effective conservation. With growing international interest in CWR conservation, a considerable information gap became evident. The global, UNEP-GEF supported project “in situ conservation of crop wild relatives through enhanced information management and field application” (2004 – 2010) addressed this information gap by developing national information systems in Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and linking these and other relevant information to a global portal.Before the project•	 Limited targeted national information activities on CWR•	 No global web site dedicated to CWR•	 Dispersed data and in formats not readily useable•	 Little data digitized, in particular location data•	 Different data structures in institutes within a countryAchievements during the projectAt national level:Nationally adapted information systems to manage CWR data and applied GIS tools to create distribution maps and do spatial analysisA crop wild relative global portalMeeting the information challenge  for CWR in situ conservationCWR diversity is a critical resource for food security and human well being, but it is under serious threat from global change. 16-22% of Arachis, Solanum and Vigna species may go extinct by 2055.CWR are seriously under-conserved both ex and in situ: An estimated 6% have accessions conserved ex situ. In situ conservation has focused on protected areas, while most CWR occur outside protected areas.Imke Thormann, Danny Hunter, Armen Danielian, Sativaldi Djataev, Jeannot Ramelison, Anura Wijesekara, Beatriz Zapata FerrufinoGEF www.cropwildrelatives.orgBioversity InternationalVia dei Tre Denari, 472a00057 MaccareseRome, ItalyFurther information:Imke Thormanni.thormann@cgiar.org▶•	 Digitization of existing information•	 Aggregation of existing but dispersed information in national or institutional databases, using common CWR descriptors agreed within the project•	 Collection of new occurrence data from numerous field surveys•	 Use of and integration into existing IT structure and capacityAt global level:A global portal on CWR that provides data from national inventories and international resources:•	Content management system Typo3 for sustainable management and easy participation in further portal development•	 Search interface to national inventories linked through TapirLink•	 Links to international resources providing additional information about CWR taxa in national inventories•	 Search interface to data about CWR experts, project and institutes•	 News and events on CWR•	 Publications such as books, papers, theses, newsletters•	 Funding alerts for CWR research•	 Active encouragement of user community contributions▶

A crop wild relative global portal. Meeting the information challenge for CWR in situ conservation

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A crop wild relative global portal. Meeting the information challenge for CWR in situ conservation

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