Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Wild Relatives of Crops (resubmission from Feb 2006 IWP)

The project's objective aims at supporting Chinese Government's plans and programmes to set up protected areas with an integrated and landscape approach and with participation from local communities and various stakeholders, so as to secure the wild relatives of soybean, wheat, and rice, including their natural habitats. In this regard, the project is to bring about best international practices to China for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.