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Botanical Garden Scientists Warn Food Plant Diversity Under Threat
Original: New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) "With increasing threats to plant diversity limiting our options for developing healthi
Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden have published a series of papers in the journal Plants, People, Planet arguing that growing threats to plant diversity are narrowing the options for building healthier, more resilient food systems. The papers explain why food plant diversity matters and set out a vision for collaboration between scientists, growers and communities to protect it. The warning highlights how the loss of crop varieties and wild relatives could undermine global food security.
Why now: New research from a major botanical institution linking plant diversity loss to food system resilience is drawing attention among environmental and science audiences.
New York Botanical GardenPlants, People, Planet
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