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Seed Guardians for Biodiversity, Agrobiodiversity,
Ecosystem Services and Climate Adaptation
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EU Contribution
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Years 6 months
Project Duration
Policy Objective Priority
A greener, low-carbon Europe
Programme Specific Objective
Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution
Lead Partner
Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities
Partner Countries
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Türkiye
Partners
Eastern Black Sea Development Agency, Association Global Project, National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia
Project Summary
The global decrease in plant genetic resources, particularly in the Black Sea region, is causing a significant loss of traditional local, authentic, and old vegetable varieties. These vegetables are losing their battle to industrially produced ones, despite their daily demand and preference for market products. To address this issue, some countries are creating local community seed collections (CSCs) and community seed banks (CSBs) to store seeds of old local traditional vegetables for reproduction and expansion. The project aims to establish CSCs on pilot territories with the potential to become CSBs.
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