The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is responsible for the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The purpose of conserving forest genetic resources is to maintain the genetic diversity of species and locally adapted adaptations far into the future. Diversity helps tree species to adapt to changing conditions, such as climate change.
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- Fields: Research
- Organisation Type: public
- Level: NATIONAL (Finland)
Diversity to fields project (MoPe) is a three-year (2021-2023) development project seeking solutions to increase genetic diversity in fields in Finland by utilizing landraces and old commercial varieties. The project...
Preserving biodiversity in the changing environment is a challenge which can be addressed on several fronts. This includes the conservation of the genetic diversity of forest trees.
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