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Avocado, vanilla and cotton are threatened crops in Mexico

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Published Sep 9, 2021

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PRESS RELEASE CONABIO. Threats to crop wild relatives compromise food security and livelihoods. More than 70 wild relatives of some of the most important cultivated plants on the planet are threatened with extinction. Vanilla, cotton and avocado are threatened crops as their wild relatives are in danger of extinction, warns IUCN. MARSEILLE, France.

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More than 70 wild relatives of some of the most important cultivated plants on the planet are threatened with extinction, according to a new study carried out jointly with the IUCN and presented last Monday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, meeting in Marseilles. These plants, originating in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, protect genetic resources that are necessary to produce crops in the world that are more resilient to climate change, pests and diseases, and to also improve their yield. “In today's rapidly changing world, genetic diversity is essential for our crops to withstand climate change. We need biodiversity to ensure food security and livelihoods for the planet's growing population, as demonstrated in this study, ”said Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General. He added: "These findings also highlight the urgent need for a robust global biodiversity conservation framework that sets measurable, evidence-based goals to build a resilient future." The ...
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