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<div dir="ltr">A broad consortium of organizations interested in North American native crop wild relatives and other wild utilized plants has developed and published a road map for collaborative action, with 5 main shared aims: (i) to understand and document
North America's crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants, (ii) to protect threatened species in their natural habitats, (iii) to collect and conserve ex situ the diversity of prioritized species, (iv) to make this diversity accessible and attractive for
plant breeding, research, and education, and (v) to raise public awareness of their value and the threats to their persistence.
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<div>To reach a wider group of folks potentially interested in these collaborations, the road map and associated information have been published in various formats, including for agricultural researchers (<span style="text-decoration-line:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2019.05.0309" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2019.05.0309</a></span>),
botanic gardens (<a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/b51a2f77-7438-4cce-9c7a-21da325ef663">https://indd.adobe.com/view/b51a2f77-7438-4cce-9c7a-21da325ef663</a>), and land managers (<span style="text-decoration-line:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0111" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0111</a></span>).
Contact info for facilitators of the work are in the publications. Please reach out if you are interested or have questions!</div>
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<div>Thanks!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(0,53,128)">The <b>Alliance</b> of
<b>Bioversity International</b> and the <b>International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)</b><br>
delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform<br>
food systems to improve peopleβs lives in a climate crisis.<span></span></span></p>
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<b>CGIAR</b>, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.<span></span></span></p>
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