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To
be released at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD/COP9) in Bonn, Germany, 19 - 30 May
2008. The issue will coincide with the review of the Programme of
work on Agricultural Biodiversity, as well as with the
celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity on
22 May on the theme of Agriculture and Biodiversity.
The following topics will be
considered for publication:
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Biodiversity as
the foundation for sustainable agriculture
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Biodiversity and
food (nutrition, traditional diets)
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Soil biodiversity
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Preservation of
rare stocks
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Indicators for
agro-biodiversity
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Value of taxonomy
to biodiversity and agriculture
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Pollination
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Bio-control
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Ecosystems and the
value of adjacent protected areas to agricultural land.
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Plant genetic
resources, management of wild stocks, farm animal genetics.
Other related topics will be
considered. Please submit your abstracts (250 words or
less) by 16 November 2007 to the Managing Editor, Stephen
Aitken <
aitken@tc-biodiversity.org >.
Space is limited. For more information on Biodiversity
please visit <www.tc-biodiversity.org>.
Final papers will be due 7 January 2008, and the
publication is scheduled
for 15 April 2008.
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